Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, (3 August 186714 December 1947) was a British Conservative statesman who dominated the government of the United Kingdom between the world wars, serving as Prime Minister on three occasions, from May 1923 to January 1924, from November 1924 to June 1929, and from June 1935 to May 1937. Born to a prosperous family in Bewdley, Worcestershire, Baldwin was educated at Hawtreys, Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He joined the family iron and steel making business and entered the House of Commons in 1908 as the Member for Bewdley, succeeding his father Alfred. He served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1917–1921) and President of the Board of Trade (1921–1922) in the coalition ministry of David Lloyd George and then rose rapidly: in 1922, Baldwin was one of the prime movers in the withdrawal of Conservative support from Lloyd George; he subsequently became Chancellor of the Exchequer in Bonar Law's Conservative ministry. Upon
Stanley Baldwin, 1er Conde Baldwin de Bewdley, (3 de agosto de 186714 de diciembre de 1947) fue un estadista conservador británico que dominó el gobierno del Reino Unido entre las guerras mundiales, sirviendo como primer ministro en tres ocasiones, de mayo de 1923 a enero de 1924, de noviembre de 1924 a junio de 1929, y de junio de 1935 a mayo de 1937. Nacido en una familia próspera en Bewdley, Worcestershire, Baldwin fue educado en Hawtreys, Harrow School y Trinity College, Cambridge. Se unió al negocio familiar de la fabricación de hierro y acero y entró en la Cámara de los Comunes en 1908 como miembro de Bewdley, sucediendo a su padre Alfred.