Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (1883–1967) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. His administration introduced welfare measures such as the National Health Service, nationalised major industries and oversaw the independence of India.
Photograph of former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee during visit to Hill Auditorium at University of Michigan, 1956-1957 academic year, unknown photographer; source: Michiganensian, Ann Arbor 1957, vol. 61, p. 39, via Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.