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Duncan, Andrew Rae

Date of birth:
June 3rd, 1884 (Irvine/Ayrshire, Scotland)
Date of death:
March 30th, 1952 (Westminster/London, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Political career during the Second World War:
5 January 1940 – 3 October 1940: President of the Board of Trade
3 October 1940 – 29 June 1941: Minister of Supply
29 June 1941 – 4 February 1942: President of the Board of Trade
4 February 1942 – 26 July 1945: Minister of Supply

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1921
Knight Bachelor
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 18th, 1921
Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro - Ufficiale
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1938
For public services as Chairman of the Central Electricity Board, 1927-35.
Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

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