▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁under ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁and ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁under ▁Clement ▁Att lee . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁an atom ist , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁em inent ▁doctor ▁ever ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Commons . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁issues ▁of ▁health , ▁w art ime ▁m un itions , ▁housing ▁ ▁and ▁agricult ure . ▁Although ▁not ▁highly ▁visible , ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁post war ▁govern ments ▁that ▁followed ▁both ▁world ▁wars . ▁Add ison ▁worked ▁hard ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁National ▁In sur ance ▁scheme ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁during ▁the ▁w art ime ▁coal ition , ▁and ▁Add ison ▁started ▁up ▁the ▁first ▁programme ▁of ▁public ly ▁fund ed ▁local ▁authority ▁housing ▁schemes ▁with ▁the ▁H ous ing , ▁Town ▁Pl anning , ▁& c . ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁He ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁education ▁Add ison ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁rural ▁parish ▁of ▁Hog st hor pe ▁in ▁Lincoln shire , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Robert ▁Add ison ▁and ▁Susan , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Charles ▁F anth or pe . ▁His ▁family ▁had ▁owned ▁and ▁run ▁a ▁farm ▁for ▁several ▁gener ations ▁and ▁he ▁maintained ▁a ▁strong ▁interest ▁in ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁rural ▁matters ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁attended ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Har rog ate , ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁th ir teen . ▁He ▁trained