Ernest Bevin

The Right Honourable Ernest Bevin
Lord Privy Seal
In office 9 March 1951 – 14 April 1951
Prime Minister	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Christopher Addison
Succeeded by	Richard Stokes
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 27 July 1945 – 9 March 1951
Prime Minister	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Anthony Eden
Succeeded by	Herbert Morrison
Minister of Labour and National Service
In office 13 May 1940 – 23 May 1945
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Ernest Brown
Succeeded by	Rab Butler
Personal details
Born	9 March 1881 Winsford, Somerset, England
Died	14 April 1951(1951-04-14) (aged 70) London, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour

Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 – 14 April 1951) was a British statesman, trade union leader, and Labour politician. Bevin strongly opposed communism. He helped in the creation of NATO.^[1]

References

1. "Ernest Bevin (1881 - 1951)". BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2016.