Clement attlee biography

Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (3 January – 8 October ), was a British statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from to and Leader of the Labour Party from to Clement Attlee, British Labour Party leader (–55) and prime minister (–51). He presided over the establishment of the welfare state in Great Britain and the granting of independence to India, the most important step in the conversion of the British Empire into the Commonwealth of Nations. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Born to a middle-class family in London, Clement Attlee studied at Oxford University, and then trained as a lawyer. He went on to manage Haileybury House, a charitable youth organisation in.