Person:John Strachey (5)

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Evelyn John St Loe Strachey
b.21 Oct 1901 Guildford, Surrey, England
d.15 Jul 1963 Marylebone, Middlesex, England
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  1. Evelyn John St Loe Strachey1901 - 1963
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Name Evelyn John St Loe Strachey
Alt Name John _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] 21 Oct 1901 Guildford, Surrey, England
Death[1] 15 Jul 1963 Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Reference Number? Q334116?


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Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (21 October 1901 – 15 July 1963) was a British Labour politician and writer.

A journalist by profession, Strachey was elected to Parliament in 1929. He was initially a disciple of Oswald Mosley, and, feeling that the Second Labour Government was not doing enough to combat unemployment, joined Mosley in founding the New Party in 1931. He broke with Mosley later in the year and so did not follow him into fascism. Strachey lost his seat in 1931, was a Communist sympathiser for the rest of the 1930s and broke with the Communist Party in 1940.

During the Second World War, Strachey served as a Royal Air Force officer in planning and public relations roles. He was once again elected to Parliament as a Labour MP in 1945 and held office under Clement Attlee as Minister of Food (he became an unpopular figure because of the continued food rationing) and as Secretary of State for War. He continued to be a Labour MP, generally as a supporter of the party's right wing until his death.

Throughout his career, Strachey was a prolific writer of books and articles from a communist perspective in the 1930s and as a social democrat after the Second World War.

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