   ernest bevin (9 march 1881 â 14 april 1951) was a british statesman, trade union leader, and labour politician. he co-founded and served as general secretary of the powerful transport and general workers' union from 1922 to 1940, and as minister of labour in the war-time coalition government. he succeeded in maximizing the british labour supply, for both the armed services and domestic industrial production, with a minimum of strikes and disruption. his most important role came as foreign secretary in the post-war labour government, 1945-51. he gained american financial support, withdrew from india and much of the middle east, st
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