Herbert Morrison

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Herbert Morrison was a prominent British Labour politician who served in several senior government roles, including Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, during the mid-20th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Labour Party politician
human
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
familyName Morrison
fieldOfWork domestic policy
foreign policy
local government
givenName Herbert
languageSpoken English
memberOf Labour Party (UK)
notableRole key figure in mid-20th-century British Labour politics
notableWork post-war reconstruction planning for London
role in Attlee government domestic policy
occupation politician
statesman
participantIn Attlee government
surface form: Attlee ministry

Churchill government
surface form: Churchill wartime coalition government
politicalAlignment democratic socialism
positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom

Home Secretary
surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom

Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the London County Council
Lord President of the Council
Minister of Supply
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

Referenced by (7)

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Transport Act 1947 introducedBy Herbert Morrison
Churchill government keyPerson Herbert Morrison
Morrison shelters namedAfter Herbert Morrison
subject surface form: Morrison shelter
Attlee government notableMember Herbert Morrison
Minister of Supply positionHeldBy Herbert Morrison