Ernest Bevin

Ernest Bevin    (politician, union leader)
Born	9 March 1881 Winsford, Somerset, England
Died	14 April 1951 (Age 70) London, England
Nationality	British
Religion	Baptist
Party	Labour
British politician who was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the years after World War 2.  Lord Privy Seal  In office 9 March 1951 - 14 April 1951  Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs  In office 27 July 1945 - 9 March 1951 Succeeded by Herbert Morrison  Minister of Labour and National Service In office 13 May 1940 - 23 May 1945  Member of Parliament for Woolwich East In office 23 February 1950 - 14 April 1951 Preceded by Ernest Bevin, Alfred Robens  Member of Parliament for Wandsworth Central In office 22 June 1940 - 23 February 1950 Succeeded by Ernest Bevin, Bernard Braine, Robert Carr, Roy Jenkins, Reginald Maudling, Fred Mulley, Enoch Powell, Alfred Robens, Duncan Sandys  Transport and General Workers Union/General Secretary In office 1 January 1922 - 27 July 1945

Ernest Bevin was a British politician who was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the years after World War 2.

Activities

He joined Britain to the Marshall Plan program, strongly opposed communism and aided in the creation of NATO. Bevin was also instrumental to the founding of the Information Research Department (IRD), a secret propaganda wing of the British Foreign Office, which specialised in disinformation, anti-communism and pro-colonial propaganda.

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