General
Appointed General Secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union
Role range: 1922-1940
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Ernest Bevin Biography and Timeline
Follow Ernest Bevin through 29 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Ernest Bevin, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1922–1951Years on this page
1922
TGWU
Negotiates the merger of 14 unions into the TGWU
Role range: 1922-1940
1926
Strike
Railwaymen, printers, builders, drivers, dockers, iron & steel workers join miners
Role range: 1922-1940
Strike
The sympathy strike is called off but the miners continue their industrial action
Role range: 1922-1940
1940
Minister of Labour
Appointed Minister of Labour & National Service
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1945
1943
Conscription
Bevin announces conscription to coal mines
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1945
1945
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
1946
Agreement on the economic union of US & British
Agrees to the economic union of US & British occupation zones in Germany
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Economy of Great Britain
Agrees to the economic union of US & British occupation zones in Germany
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
1947
Indian Independence Act
Indian Independence Act 1947 provides for the independence and partition of British India
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
1948
Treaty of Brussels
The Treaty of Brussels, signed on 17 March 1948 by Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United Kingdom, is considered the precursor to the NATO agreement
Role range: 1945-1951
Berlin Counter-Blockade Announced
Western governments answer Soviet restrictions with economic countermeasures while refusing to abandon Berlin.
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Blockade of Berlin
The west announces a counter-blockade from west to east. Announces the British will not withdraw from Berlin
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Occupation
Announces the British will not withdraw from Berlin
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Western European Unions Defence Organization
The Treaty of Brussels and the Soviet Berlin Blockade led to the creation of the Western European Union's Defence Organization in September 1948
Role range: 1945-1951
Treaty of Brussels Defence
Britain, France & the Benelux sign the Brussels Defence Treaty
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Treaty of Brussels Allliance
Negotiates the Brussels alliance Treaty
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
1949
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Treaty of NATO
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
Role range: 1945-1951
Treaty of North Atlantic
Participation of the United States was thought necessary both to counter the military power of the USSR and to prevent the revival of nationalist militarism, so talks for a new military alliance results in the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C. on 4 April 1949. It included the five Treaty of Brussels states plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland
Role range: 1945-1951
Ireland Act
Ireland Act 1949 recognises the Republic of Ireland and adjusts constitutional relations
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
1950
European Army
Voices opposition to the establishment of a European Army
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Schuman Plan
Announces Britain cannot join talks on the Schuman Plan
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
1951
Minister of Labour
Appointed Minister of Labour
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1951-1951
Resignation of Ernest Bevin
Resigns due to ill health
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Death of Ernest Bevin
Death of Ernest Bevin
Role range: 1945-1951
Lord Privy Seal
Appointed Lord Privy Seal
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1951-1951
Treaty of Colombo Plan
Initiates the Colombo Plan for South Asia
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.