Ideologies / Social Democrat / Ernest Bevin
§ The minds · 1881–1951 · United Kingdom · Foreign Secretary
Ernest Bevin
Trade-union patriot
Working-class power with a conservative cultural streak.
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SocialistMarket
Governance−24
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−30
TraditionalProgressive
The dockers' leader turned foreign secretary who fused labour economics with old-fashioned patriotism.
social
Culturally conservative and patriotic — Atlanticist, wary of the radical left.
economic
A union man who backed nationalisation and a strong welfare floor.
governance
Firmly democratic and fiercely anti-communist.
Notable for
- Built the Transport & General Workers' Union
- Architect of NATO-era British policy
- Wartime Minister of Labour
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