<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Right Honourable The Earl of Avon KG MC PC </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Prime Minister of the United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 6 April 1955 -- 10 January 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Monarch </Th> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Harold Macmillan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 6 December 1923 -- 10 January 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Ernest Pollock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> John Hobson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 1961 -- 1977 Hereditary Peerage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Nicholas Eden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Leadership positions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 26 October 1951 -- 6 April 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Morrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Rab Butler ( 1962 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Leader of the Conservative Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 6 April 1955 -- 10 January 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Harold Macmillan </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ministerial offices </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 28 October 1951 -- 7 April 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Morrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Harold Macmillan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 22 December 1940 -- 26 July 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> The Viscount Halifax </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Ernest Bevin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 22 December 1935 -- 20 February 1938 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Samuel Hoare </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> The Viscount Halifax </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Leader of the House of Commons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 22 November 1942 -- 26 July 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Stafford Cripps </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Morrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Secretary of State for War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 11 May 1940 -- 22 December 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Oliver Stanley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> David Margesson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 3 September 1939 -- 14 May 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Thomas Inskip </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> The Viscount Caldecote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Lord Privy Seal </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office June 1934 -- 7 June 1935 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Ramsay MacDonald </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Stanley Baldwin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> The Marquess of Londonderry </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Robert Anthony Eden ( 1897 - 06 - 12 ) 12 June 1897 Windlestone Hall , Rushyford , County Durham , England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 14 January 1977 ( 1977 - 01 - 14 ) ( aged 79 ) Alvediston , Salisbury , Wiltshire , England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cause of death </Th> <Td> Liver cancer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resting place </Th> <Td> Churchyard of St Mary 's , Alvediston </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> British </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Right Honourable The Earl of Avon KG MC PC </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Prime Minister of the United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 6 April 1955 -- 10 January 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Monarch </Th> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Harold Macmillan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 6 December 1923 -- 10 January 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Ernest Pollock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> John Hobson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 1961 -- 1977 Hereditary Peerage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Nicholas Eden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Leadership positions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 26 October 1951 -- 6 April 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Morrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Rab Butler ( 1962 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Leader of the Conservative Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 6 April 1955 -- 10 January 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Harold Macmillan </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ministerial offices </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 28 October 1951 -- 7 April 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Morrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Harold Macmillan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 22 December 1940 -- 26 July 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> The Viscount Halifax </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Ernest Bevin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 22 December 1935 -- 20 February 1938 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Samuel Hoare </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> The Viscount Halifax </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Leader of the House of Commons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 22 November 1942 -- 26 July 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Stafford Cripps </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Morrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Secretary of State for War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 11 May 1940 -- 22 December 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Oliver Stanley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> David Margesson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 3 September 1939 -- 14 May 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Thomas Inskip </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> The Viscount Caldecote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Lord Privy Seal </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office June 1934 -- 7 June 1935 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Ramsay MacDonald </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Stanley Baldwin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> The Marquess of Londonderry </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Robert Anthony Eden ( 1897 - 06 - 12 ) 12 June 1897 Windlestone Hall , Rushyford , County Durham , England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 14 January 1977 ( 1977 - 01 - 14 ) ( aged 79 ) Alvediston , Salisbury , Wiltshire , England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cause of death </Th> <Td> Liver cancer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resting place </Th> <Td> Churchyard of St Mary 's , Alvediston </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> British </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul>
who took over from eden as prime minister
who took over from eden as prime minister
Harold Macmillan
Harold Macmillan