Ernest Brown (British politician)

Ernest Brown
Minister of Aircraft Production
In office
25 May 1945 – 5 July 1945
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byStafford Cripps
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
11 November 1943 – 25 May 1945
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byDuff Cooper
Succeeded byJames Arthur Salter
Minister of Health
In office
8 February 1941 – 11 November 1943
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byMalcolm MacDonald
Succeeded byHenry Willink
Chairman of the National Liberal Party
In office
1940–1945
Preceded byJohn Simon
Succeeded byJames Henderson-Stewart
Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
14 May 1940 – 8 February 1941
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byJohn Colville
Succeeded byTom Johnston
Minister of Labour
In office
7 June 1935 – 14 May 1940
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
Preceded byOliver Stanley
Succeeded byErnest Bevin
Secretary for Mines
In office
30 September 1932 – 18 June 1935
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byIsaac Foot
Succeeded byHarry Crookshank
Member of Parliament
for Leith
In office
23 March 1927 – 5 July 1945
Preceded byWilliam Wedgwood Benn
Succeeded byJames Hoy
Member of Parliament
for Rugby
In office
6 December 1923 – 29 October 1924
Preceded byEuan Wallace
Succeeded byDavid Margesson
Personal details
Born(1881-08-27)27 August 1881
Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Died16 February 1962(1962-02-16) (aged 80)
Political partyNational Liberal
Liberal

Alfred Ernest Brown CH MC PC (27 August 1881 – 16 February 1962) was a British politician who served as leader of the Liberal Nationals from 1940 until 1945. He was a member of Parliament and also held many other political offices throughout the Second World War.