Neville Chamberlain
March 18, 1869 – November 9, 1940
Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940 and Leader of the Conservative Party from May 1937 to October 1940. He is known for his foreign policy of appeasement, particularly his signing of the Munich Agreement on 30 September 1938, ceding the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany. After Germany invaded Poland, he declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 and led the United Kingdom through the first eight months of the Second World War, resigning on 10 May 1940.
Offices held
2 terms, Aug 27, 1923 – May 28, 1937
Preceded by
Stanley Baldwin Succeeded by
John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
Stanley Baldwin Succeeded by
John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
2 terms
- Aug 27, 1923 – Jan 22, 1924 Preceded by Stanley Baldwin Succeeded by Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden
- Nov 5, 1931 – May 28, 1937 Preceded by Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden Succeeded by John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
May 28, 1937 – May 10, 1940
Preceded by
Stanley Baldwin Succeeded by
Winston Churchill
Stanley Baldwin Succeeded by
Winston Churchill
May 31, 1937 – Oct 9, 1940
Preceded by
Stanley Baldwin Succeeded by
Winston Churchill
Stanley Baldwin Succeeded by
Winston Churchill
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