Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler (1902-1982) was a British Conservative politician, known from his initials as Rab.

Short Biography:

As minister of education 1941-1945, he was responsible for the Education Act in 1944; he was chancellor of the Exchequer 1951-1955, Lord Privy Seal 1955-1959, and foreign minister 1963-1964.

As a candidate for the premiership, he was defeated by Harold Macmillan in 1957 (under whom he was home secretary 1957-1962), and by Douglas-Home in 1963. He was master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1965-1978.

Why is Rab Butler famous?

Rab Butler was a British Conservative politician.

Rab Butler Lists

	Chancellors of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
	British Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs
	Secretaries of State for the Home Department
	First Secretaries of State of the United Kingdom
	Deputy Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
	Lords Privy Seal
	British Secretaries of State for Education
	Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
	Conservative MPs (UK)
	UK MPs 1929-1931
	UK MPs 1931-1935
	UK MPs 1935-1945
	UK MPs 1945-1950
	UK MPs 1950-1951
	UK MPs 1951-1955
	UK MPs 1955-1959
	UK MPs 1959-1964
	UK MPs 1964-1966
	Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
	Masters of Trinity College, Cambridge
	Chancellors of the University of Essex
	People associated with the University of Sheffield
	Rectors of the University of Glasgow
	Presidents of the Cambridge Union Society
	Old Marlburians
	Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
	Conservative Party life peers
	Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour
	Knights of the Garter
	1902 births
	1982 deaths
	Leaders of the House of Commons

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Category: Politicians  - ( Politicians Archive)

Date Added: 14 November '11

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