WINSTON CHURCHILL

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 26 October 1951 – 6 April 1955
Monarch	George VI Elizabeth II
Deputy	Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Clement Attlee
Succeeded by	Anthony Eden
In office 10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945
Monarch	George VI
Deputy	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Neville Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Clement Attlee
Leader of the Opposition
In office 26 July 1945 – 26 October 1951
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Clement Attlee
Succeeded by	Clement Attlee
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 9 November 1940 – 6 April 1955
Preceded by	Neville Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Anthony Eden
Minister of Defence
In office 28 October 1951 – 1 March 1952
Preceded by	Emanuel Shinwell
Succeeded by	The Earl Alexander of Tunis
In office 10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945
Preceded by	The Lord Chatfield
Succeeded by	Clement Attlee
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 3 September 1939 – 11 May 1940
Prime Minister	Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by	The Earl Stanhope
Succeeded by	A. V. Alexander
In office 24 October 1911 – 25 May 1915
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Reginald McKenna
Succeeded by	Arthur Balfour
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 6 November 1924 – 4 June 1929
Prime Minister	Stanley Baldwin
Preceded by	Philip Snowden
Succeeded by	Philip Snowden
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office 13 February 1921 – 19 October 1922
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	The Viscount Milner
Succeeded by	The Duke of Devonshire
Secretary of State for Air
In office 10 January 1919 – 13 February 1921
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	The Viscount Weir
Succeeded by	Frederick Edward Guest
Secretary of State for War
In office 10 January 1919 – 13 February 1921
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	The Viscount Milner
Succeeded by	Sir Laming Worthington-Evans
Minister of Munitions
In office 17 July 1917 – 10 January 1919
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Christopher Addison
Succeeded by	The Lord Inverforth
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 25 May 1915 – 25 November 1915
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Edwin Samuel Montagu
Succeeded by	Herbert Samuel
Home Secretary
In office 19 February 1910 – 24 October 1911
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Herbert Gladstone
Succeeded by	Reginald McKenna
President of the Board of Trade
In office 12 April 1908 – 14 February 1910
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	David Lloyd George
Succeeded by	Sydney Buxton
Member of Parliament for Woodford
In office 5 July 1945 – 15 October 1964
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished (Replaced by Wanstead and Woodford)
Member of Parliament for Epping
In office 29 October 1924 – 5 July 1945
Preceded by	Sir Leonard Lyle
Succeeded by	Leah Manning
Member of Parliament for Dundee
In office 24 April 1908 – 15 November 1922
Preceded by	Alexander Wilkie
Succeeded by	Edmund Morel
Member of Parliament for Manchester North West
In office 8 February 1906 – 24 April 1908
Preceded by	William Houldsworth
Succeeded by	William Joynson-Hicks
Member of Parliament for Oldham
In office 24 October 1900 – 12 January 1906
Preceded by	Walter Runciman
Succeeded by	Alfred Emmott
Personal details
Born	Winston Leonard Spencer–Churchill 30 November 1874 Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
Died	24 January 1965 (aged 90) London, England
Resting place	St Martin's Church, Bladon
Political party	Conservative (1900–04, 1924–64) Liberal (1904–24)
Spouse(s)	Clementine Hozier (m. 1908)
Children	Diana Churchill Randolph Churchill Sarah Tuchet-Jesson Marigold Churchill Mary Soames
Parents	Lord Randolph Churchill (father) Lady Randolph Churchill (mother)
Alma mater	Harrow School Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Profession	Member of Parliament statesman soldier journalist historian author painter
Religion	Anglican
Signature
Military service
Service/branch	British Army, Territorial Army
Years of service	1895–1900 1916–18
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars	Second Boer War, First World War