A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough
Albert Victor Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, KG, CH, PC (1 May 1885 – 11 January 1965), was a British Labour and Co-operative politician. He was three times First Lord of the Admiralty, including during the Second World War, and then Minister of Defence under Clement Attlee.
The Right Honourable The Earl Alexander of Hillsborough KG CH PC | |
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 28 February 1950 – 26 October 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Hugh Dalton |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Swinton |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 20 December 1946 – 28 February 1950 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Clement Attlee |
| Succeeded by | Manny Shinwell |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| In office 3 August 1945 – 4 October 1946 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Brendan Bracken |
| Succeeded by | George Hall |
| In office 11 May 1940 – 25 May 1945 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Winston Churchill |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Bracken |
| In office 7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | William Bridgeman |
| Succeeded by | Sir Austen Chamberlain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1885 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England |
| Died | 11 January 1965 (aged 79) London, England |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Spouse |
Esther Chapple (m. 1908) |
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