The Lord Chuter-Ede | |
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),_Bestanddeelnr_900-7223.jpg) Ede in 1945 | |
| Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 16 March 1951 – 26 October 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Herbert Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Harry Crookshank |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 3 August 1945 – 26 October 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Sir Donald Somervell |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Maxwell Fyfe |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education | |
| In office 15 May 1940 – 13 August 1944 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education | |
| In office 13 August 1944 – 23 May 1945 | |
| Minister | Rab Butler |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Thelma Cazalet-Keir |
| Member of Parliament for South Shields | |
| In office 14 November 1935 – 25 September 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Harcourt Johnstone |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Blenkinsop |
| In office 30 May 1929 – 6 October 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Harney |
| Succeeded by | Harcourt Johnstone |
| Member of Parliament for Mitcham | |
| In office 3 March 1923 – 16 November 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Worsfold |
| Succeeded by | Richard James Meller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Chuter Ede 11 September 1882 Epsom, Surrey |
| Died | 11 November 1965 (aged 83) Ewell, Surrey |
| Political party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Lilian Williams
(m. 1917; died 1948) |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
James Chuter Chuter-Ede, Baron Chuter-Ede, CH, PC, DL, JP (né Ede; 11 September 1882 – 11 November 1965), was a British teacher, trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 32 years, and served as the sole Home Secretary under Prime Minister Clement Attlee from 1945 to 1951, becoming the longest-serving Home Secretary of the 20th century.