Who was prime minister of England in 1940-1945?

Answer 1

This depends on the country:

UK: There was a general election in July 1945 Winston Churchill (Conservative) lost to Clement Attlee(Labour).

Canada: William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) was the Prime Minister of Canada in 1945.

Answer 2

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was Prime Minister in England from 1940 to 1945. Winston Churchill was a master statesman and spoke against fascism. He was also Prime Minister in England again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill renewed the world's faith in the superiority of democracy.

Answer 3

James Ramsay MacDonald was the prime minister of the United Kingdom from June 5, 1929 until June 7, 1935. Following him was Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin who was in office until May 28, 1937. Arthur Neville Chamberlain succeeded Prime Minister Baldwin in office from then on until May 10, 1940.

Answer 4

Clement Richard Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1949.

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1945 July 26 to 1951 October 26. He was also the first ever Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1942 February 19 to 1945 May 23, as part of a coalition government during World War Two.

After World War Two ended in Europe, an election was called. Labour was heavily victorious in the election, with 'full employment' being the major issue of the post-war climate. Attlee implemented heavy social reforms, including creation of a national health service, national assistance act, and national insurance act. Labour also nationalized the Bank of England, aviation, coal mining, railways, cable, wireless, steel, electric and gas industries. The government heavily invested in basic infrastructure, improving education and transportation.

This spending caused budget problems with the government, but they were assisted by loans from the US government. Although the pound was at first convertible directly to dollars, this practice was ended, and the pound had to be devalued.

Foreign policy in the post war era was marked by rising Soviet influence; 1949 was the year that the USSR developed their atomic bomb, and also the year the Berlin Blockade was ended. Britain hoped to counter the USSR by way of NATO and other European co-operation, as well as development of its own nuclear program. Decolonization was started under the Labour government, with India, Ceylon and Burma being the first countries to gain independence.

By the 1950 elections, public support for Labour had declined, and Labour's majority shrunk significantly. By 1951, with Labour finding themselves unable to govern, another election was called and the Conservatives regained power.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which do not have separate prime ministers.

Answer 5

James Ramsay MacDonald was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the start of 1935. He was replaced by Stanley Baldwin on June 7.

Ramsay MacDonald was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland twice. First in 1924 from January 16 to November 4, and then again from 1929 June 5 to 1935 June 7.

Considered one of the 3 founders of the Labour Party, MacDonald was the first Labour Prime Minister of the UK. After the 1923 December election, the Conservatives lost many seats to Labour and the Liberals; as a result, MacDonald was able to form a ruling coalition with the Liberals. However, due to fears of communism, the government was forced into an election 9 months later, with Baldwin and the Conservatives regaining a majority.

Stanley Baldwin was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland three times, first from 1923 May 23 to 1924 January 16, from 1924 November 4 to 1929 June 5 and again from 1935 June 7 to 1937 May 28 as a leader of the Conservative Party.

Answer 6

Stanley Baldwin followed by Neville Chamberlain. Winston Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940.

Answer 7

Ramsay McDonald was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1934.

Answer 8

Winston Churchill was prime minister of the United Kingdom between 1940 and 1945.

(There is no office of "prime minister of England")

Answer 9

Neville Chamberlain.