| − | Clement Richard Attlee ( 1883-1967) was the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister from 1945-1951. He was the first member of the Labour party to serev a ful term in Parliment as Prime Minister. Atlee started the postwar consensus for a more comprehensive welfare state, government control of major industries and public utillies, and the creation of National Health Service. He over saw decolonization of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. | + | '''Clement Richard Attlee''' ( 1883-1967) was the [[United Kingdom]]’s prime minister from 1945-1951. He was the first member of the [[Labour party]] to serve a full term in Parliment as prime minister. |