Clement Attlee (1883-1967), Prime Minister
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee
Sitter in 43 portraits
Statesman. In 1922 Attlee was elected Labour MP for Limehouse, and in 1935 he became leader of the Labour Party. He served in the coalition government in 1940-5. In the 1945 election, Labour held its first overall majority in the House of Commons. Atlee's government laid the foundations of the Welfare State and nationalised the Bank of England, transport, communications, coal, gas and electricity, and the iron and steel industries. He stepped down when Labour lost the 1955 election and was succeeded as leader by Hugh Gaitskell.
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1945
NPG x2611
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1945
NPG x2612
Violet Helen (née Millar), Countess Attlee; Clement Attlee
by Bassano
vintage print, 1946
NPG x83560
Clement Attlee and Prime Ministers at the Commonwealth Conference
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 11 October 1948
NPG x71997
Clement Attlee and Prime Ministers at the Commonwealth Conference
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 11 October 1948
NPG x71998
Clement Attlee and Prime Ministers at the Commonwealth Conference
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 11 October 1948
NPG x71999
Clement Attlee and Prime Ministers at the Commonwealth Conference
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 11 October 1948
NPG x72000
Clement Attlee and Prime Ministers at the Commonwealth Conference
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 11 October 1948
NPG x72001
by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, 1950s
NPG x45165
by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, 1950s
NPG x45166
by Jorge ('J.S.') Lewinski
bromide print on card mount, circa 1967
NPG x13703
by Harry Lawrence Oakley
silhouette, 1920s-1950s
NPG D361
Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Groups
British Prime Ministers
Place
London
