The Viscount Bracken | |
|---|---|
 Bracken in 1947 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| In office 25 May 1945 – 26 July 1945 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | A. V. Alexander |
| Succeeded by | A. V. Alexander |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 20 July 1941 – 25 May 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Duff Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Lloyd |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1940–1941 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Lord Dunglass |
| Succeeded by | George Harvie-Watt |
| Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East and Christchurch Bournemouth (1945–1950) | |
| In office 15 November 1945 – 7 January 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Lyle |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Nicolson |
| Member of Parliament for Paddington North | |
| In office 30 May 1929 – 5 July 1945 | |
| Preceded by | William Perring |
| Succeeded by | Noel Mason-MacFarlane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1901 Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | 8 August 1958 (aged 57) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
Brendan Rendall Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken, PC (15 February 1901 – 8 August 1958) was an Irish-born businessman, politician and a Minister of Information and First Lord of the Admiralty in Winston Churchill's War Cabinet.
He is best remembered for supporting Churchill during his whole political career.
A noted publisher and editor, he was also the founder of the modern version of the Financial Times[1] and of the monthly business magazine The Banker, as well as Managing Editor of The Economist.
He was Minister of Information from 1941 to 1945, managing the United Kingdom's propaganda efforts against Nazi Germany during the War.