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Brown, Alfred Ernest

Date of birth:
August 27th, 1881 (Torquay/Devon, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
February 16th, 1962
Nationality:
British

Biography

Political career during the Second World War:
7 June 1935 – 14 May 1940: Minister of Labour
14 May 1940 – 8 February 1941: Secretary of State for Scotland
8 February 1941 – 11 November 1943: Minister of Health
11 November 1943 – 25 May 1945: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
25 May 1945 – 5 July 1945: Minister of Aircraft Production

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Second-Lieutenant
Awarded on:
May 26th, 1917
Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Minister of Aircraft Production
Unit:
Ministry of Aircraft Production, British Government
Awarded on:
August 17th, 1945
Order of the Companions of Honour

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