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Cripps, Richard Stafford

Date of birth:
April 24th, 1889 (Chelsea/London, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
April 21st, 1952 (Zurich, Switzerland)
Nationality:
British

Biography

Political career during the Second World War:
1940-1942: Ambassador to the Soviet Union
19 February 1942 – 22 November 1942: Leader of the House of Commons/Lord Privy Seal
22 November 1942 – 25 May 1945: Minister of Aircraft Production, War Cabinet
27 July 1945 – 29 September 1947: President of the Board of Trade

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Awarded on:
1930
Knight Bachelor
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1951
Order of the Companions of Honour

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