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1866-1937. British politician, first Labour
prime minister Jan-Oct 1924 and 1929-31. He
joined the Independent Labour Party 1894, and
became first secretary of the new Labour
Party 1900. In Parliament he led the party
1906-14 and 1922-31 and was prime minister of
the first two Labour governments. Failing to
deal with worsening economic conditions, he
left the party to form a coalition government
1931, which was increasingly dominated by
Conservatives, until he was replaced by
Stanley Baldwin 1935. MacDonald was born in
Scotland, the son of a labourer. He was
elected to Parliament 1906, and led the party
until 1914, when his opposition to World War
I lost him the leadership. This he recovered
1922, and in Jan 1924 he formed a government
dependent on the support of the Liberal
Party. When this was withdrawn in Oct the
same year, he was forced to resign. He
returned to office 1929, again as leader of a
minority government, which collapsed 1931 as
a result of the economic crisis. MacDonald
left the Labour Party to form a national
government with backing from both Liberal and
Conservative parties. He resigned the
premiership 1935.