Political Figures

Clement Attlee

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General Reference

Political Atlas. "Clement Attlee." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://political.interactiveatlas.org/political-figures/clement-attlee.

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Political Atlas. (n.d.). Clement Attlee. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://political.interactiveatlas.org/political-figures/clement-attlee

BibTeX

@misc{politicalatlas-clement-attlee,
  author = {Political Atlas},
  title = {Clement Attlee},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://political.interactiveatlas.org/political-figures/clement-attlee},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Clement Attlee led the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the July 1945 general election, defeating Winston Churchill's wartime coalition government at the ballot box and forming a majority Labour government, an ordinary and peaceful transfer of power that took place within months of Britain's victory in the Second World War. As Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951 his government created the National Health Service and expanded the welfare state, nationalizing major industries including coal, rail and steel.

Facts

Birth Year

1883 1

Death Date

1967-10-08 1

Death Year

1967 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Advocated

Peaceful Transfer of Power

Attlee took office in July 1945 as the winner of an ordinary general election against the sitting wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, an orderly and peaceful transfer of power.

Source Clement Attlee (UK Government)