Robert Anthony Eden in United Kingdom

History of the Robert Anthony Eden (1897-1977), later 1st Lord Avon

The following commentary about Robert Anthony Eden (1897-1977), later 1st Lord Avon in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): British politician. Prime Minister 1955-57.

Served in the First World War, winning the Military Cross. Elected as Conservative MP for Warwick and Leamington in 1923, becoming a minister as Lord Privy Seal (1934-1935). Minister without Portfolio for League of Nations Affairs (1935), then Foreign Secretary (1935-1938) and Minister for Dominion Affairs (1939-1940). Secretary of State for War (1940) then Foreign Secretary (1940-1945), under Winston Churchill. Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister under Churchill, again (1951-1955). Finally replaced Churchill as Prime Minister (1955-1957), resigning after the Suez Crisis.