Ernest Bevin
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Ernest Bevin was a prominent British Labour politician and trade union leader who served as Foreign Secretary during and after World War II, playing a major role in shaping postwar Europe and the early Cold War order.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Labour Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented |
Wandsworth Central
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Woolwich ⓘ
surface form:
Woolwich East
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1881-03-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1951-04-14 ⓘ |
| employer |
UK government
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surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
Transport and General Workers' Union ⓘ |
| endTime |
Foreign Secretary term: 1951
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General Secretary of TGWU term: 1940 ⓘ Minister of Labour and National Service term: 1945 ⓘ |
| familyName | Bevin ⓘ |
| fullName | Ernest Bevin self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernest ⓘ |
| ideology | democratic socialism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| movement | trade union movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in British labour movement
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service in Clement Attlee's postwar Labour government ⓘ service in Winston Churchill's wartime coalition government ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-founding the Transport and General Workers' Union
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involvement in the Marshall Plan arrangements ⓘ policy on the British nuclear deterrent ⓘ policy on the creation of West Germany ⓘ role in early Cold War containment policy ⓘ role in founding NATO ⓘ shaping post-World War II European order ⓘ |
| occupation |
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
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surface form:
Foreign Secretary
politician ⓘ trade union leader ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Winsford, Somerset, England ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Westminster Abbey, London
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surface form:
Westminster Abbey
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| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
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surface form:
British Foreign Secretary
General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Minister of Labour and National Service ⓘ Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
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| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| startTime |
Foreign Secretary term: 1945
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General Secretary of TGWU term: 1922 ⓘ Minister of Labour and National Service term: 1940 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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