Neville Chamberlain
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940
- Born: 1869-03-18 (Birmingham)
- Died: 1940-11-09 (Reading)
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation: businessperson; politician
- Member of political party: Conservative Party
- Member of: Royal Society
- Military branch: Royal Air Force
- Position held: Chancellor of the Exchequer (member of cabinet: First Baldwin ministry; period: 1923-08-27 through 1924-01-22, 1931-11-05 through 1937-05-28; replaced by: John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden; replaces: Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, Stanley Baldwin); Leader of the Conservative Party (period: 1937-05-27 through 1940-10-09; replaced by: Winston Churchill; replaces: Stanley Baldwin); Leader of the House of Commons (period: 1937-05-28 through 1940-05-10; replaced by: Winston Churchill; replaces: Stanley Baldwin); Lord Mayor of Birmingham (period: 1915-01-01 through 1917-01-01; replaced by: David Brooks; replaces: William Henry Bowater); Lord President of the Council (period: 1940-05-12 through 1940-10-03; replaced by: John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley; replaces: James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope); Member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1918 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham Ladywood; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1918-12-14 through 1922-10-26); Member of the 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1922 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham Ladywood; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1922-11-15 through 1923-11-16); Member of the 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1923 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham Ladywood; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1923-12-06 through 1924-10-09); Member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1924 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham Ladywood; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1924-10-29 through 1929-05-10); Member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1929 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham Edgbaston; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1929-05-30 through 1931-10-07); Member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1931 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham Edgbaston; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1931-10-27 through 1935-10-25); Member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1935 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham Edgbaston; end cause: death in office; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1935-11-14 through 1940-11-09); Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (period: 1937-05-28 through 1940-05-10; replaced by: Winston Churchill; replaces: Stanley Baldwin); Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (period: 1923-03-07 through 1923-08-27, 1924-11-06 through 1929-06-04, 1931-08-25 through 1931-11-05; replaced by: Arthur Greenwood, Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet, William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford; replaces: Arthur Greenwood, Arthur Griffith-Boscawen, John Wheatley)
- Educated at: Mason Science College; Rugby School; University of Birmingham; University of London
- Spouse: Anne Chamberlain (end cause: his death; period: 1911-01-05 through 1940-11-09; place of marriage: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/8d21445fe391afe23c3be7a365b6b078)
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/22318481
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000114691090
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50036961
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50036961