Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster
British politician (1885–1961)
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Reginald Thomas Herbert Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster, KCMG, PC (27 March 1885 – 7 June 1961) was a British Liberal then Labour politician. He was Minister of Civil Aviation under Clement Attlee between 1945 and 1946 and Governor of Cyprus between 1946 and 1949.
The Lord Winster | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Basingstoke | |
| In office 1923–1924 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Richard Holbrook |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Richard Holbrook |
| Majority | 348 (1.4%) |
| Member of Parliament for Nuneaton | |
| In office 1935–1942 | |
| Preceded by | Edward North |
| Succeeded by | Frank Bowles |
| Majority | 5,237 (7.6%) |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | |
| In office 4 August 1945 – 4 October 1946 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Swinton |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Nathan |
| Governor of Cyprus | |
| In office 24 October 1946 – 4 August 1949 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Charles Campbell Woolley |
| Succeeded by | Sir Andrew Barkworth Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1885 |
| Died | 7 June 1961 (aged 76) |
| Party | Labour |
Other political affiliations | Liberal |
Political career
Following service during the First World War as a Royal Navy officer Fletcher was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Basingstoke in 1923 by 348 votes but lost the seat in 1924.[1] In 1935 he was elected as Labour MP for Nuneaton.[2] He was raised to the peerage as Baron Winster, of Witherslack in the County of Westmorland,[3] in 1942 and made a Privy Counsellor in 1945. From 1945 to 1946 he was Minister of Civil Aviation in the government of Clement Attlee. The latter year he was appointed Governor of Cyprus, a position he held until 1949.
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