Ramsay MacDonald

British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 (1866–1937)

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Lived 1866–1937, aged 71United Kingdom
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    1866–1937
    Aged 71
  • Known for
    BBC: The Voice of Brit…
    1935
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Updated 2026-06-20

James Ramsay MacDonald was a British statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The first two of his governments belonged to the Labour Party: a minority Labour government for nine months in 1924, making him the first Labour Prime Minister in British history, and the second between 1929 and 1931. In 1931, MacDonald was expelled from the Labour Party, after he formed a National Government dominated by the Conservative Party and supported by only a few Labour members, his premiership of which lasted until 1935.

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