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William Beveridge
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British economist and social reformer (1879-1963)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- George Charles Grey
- Succeeded by
- Robert Thorp
- Majority
- 7,523 (74.8%)
- Born
- ( 1879-03-05 ) 5 March 1879, Rangpur , Bengal Presidency , British Raj
- Died
- 16 March 1963 (1963-03-16) (aged 84), Oxford , Oxfordshire , England
- Party
- Liberal
- Spouse
- Janet Philip ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1942 ; died 1959 )
- Parents
- Henry Beveridge (father) Annette Akroyd (mother)
- Education
- Charterhouse School
- Alma mater
- Balliol College, Oxford
- Occupation
- Economist politician
- Known for
- Work towards founding the Welfare State in the United Kingdom
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Rangpur
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Father
- Henry Beveridge
- Mother
- Annette Beveridge
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Charterhouse School
- Employer
- University of London
- Political party
- Liberal Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- economics
- Image
- William-Henry-Beveridge-1st-Baron-Beveridge.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- William Beveridge
- date of birth
- 1879-03-05
- date of death
- 1963-03-16
- name in native language
- William Henry Beveridge
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
- writing language
- English language
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to William Beveridge, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge, KCB (5 March 1879 – 16 March 1963) was a British economist and Liberal politician who was a progressive and social reformer who played a central role in designing the British welfare state. His 1942 report Social Insurance and Allied Services (known as the Beveridge Report) served as the basis for the welfare state put in place by the Labour government elected in 1945.
He built his career as an expert on unemployment insurance. He served on the Board of Trade as Director of the newly created labour exchanges, and later as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Food. He was Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1919 until 1937, when he was elected Master of University College, Oxford.
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