Clement Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee

The Right Honourable Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, K.G., O.M., C.H., P.C.

• Born: 3 January 1883
• Died: 8 October 1967

Known as

• 1883-1922: Mr. Clement Attlee
• 1922-1935: Mr. Clement Attlee, M.P.
• 1935-1945: The Rt. Hon. Clement Attlee, M.P.
• 1945-1951: The Rt. Hon. Clement Attlee, C.H., M.P.
• 1951-1955: The Rt. Hon. Clement Attlee, O.M., C.H., M.P.
• 1955-1956: The Earl Attlee, O.M., C.H., P.C.
• 1956-1967: The Earl Attlee, K.G., O.M., C.H., P.C.

Education

• Haileybury College
• University College, Oxford

Offices

• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1930-1931
• Postmaster-General, 1931
• Lord Privy Seal, 1940-1942
• Deputy Prime Minister, 1942-1945
• Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, 1942-1943
• Lord President of the Council, 1943-1945
• Prime Minister, 1945-1951
• Minister of Defence, 1945-1946

Peerage Titles

• Earl Attlee and Viscount Prestwood, 1955

Chivalric Orders

• Knight of the Garter, 1956

Other Honours

• Companion of Honour, 1945
• Order of Merit, 1951

Privy Council

• Privy Councillor, 1935

Learned Societies

• Fellow of the Royal Society, 1947

Parliamentary Seats

• Member of Parliament for Limehouse, 1922-1950
• Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West, 1950-1955

Parliamentary Positions

• Leader of the Opposition, 1935-1940, 1945, 1951-1955
• Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, 1940-1942

Party Positions

• Leader of the Labour Party, 1935-1955

Preceded by: Viscount Cranborne	Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 1942–1943	Succeeded by: Viscount Cranborne
Preceded by: Winston Churchill	Prime Minister 1945–1951	Succeeded by: Winston Churchill
Preceded by: Winston Churchill	Minister of Defence 1945–1946	Succeeded by: A. V. Alexander