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Hore-Belisha, Leslie, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha

Date of birth:
September 7th, 1893 (Hampstead/London, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
February 16th, 1957 (Rheims, France)
Nationality:
British

Biography

Political career during the Second World War:
28 May 1937 – 5 January 1940: Secretary of State for War
May - July 1945: Minister for National Insurance

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Temporary Captain
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1918
Mentioned in Dispatches

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