David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863–1945), served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. A Liberal politician from Wales, he led the UK during World War I, implemented social reforms, and played a key role in the Paris Peace Conference, negotiating the establishment of the Irish Free State. He was the last Liberal prime minister as the party declined to third-party status by the end of his term. Lloyd George was known for his oratory skills and support for radical Liberal ideas, including Welsh devolution and land reform. He entered Parliament in 1890 and served in various capacities, including Chancellor, where he introduced the "People's Budget" to fund welfare reforms. Despite facing a constitutional crisis, his budget was enacted, leading to the establishment of the modern welfare state. As Minister of Munitions in 1915, he expanded war production and later became Secretary of State for War. Frustrated with military strategy clashes, he replaced Asquith as Prime Minister in 1916, centralizing authority and implementing food rationing during the war. His leadership contributed to the Allied victory in November 1918. Lloyd George was influential at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference and negotiated Irish independence in 1921. However, rising trade-union militancy and economic depression led to his resignation in 1922 amid scandals. He remained a Liberal faction leader but struggled with the declining party. After the 1929 election, he was increasingly mistrusted and refused a position in Churchill's War Cabinet in 1940. He was elevated to the peerage shortly before his death in 1945.

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