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  1. 1Clement AttleeClement AttleeBorn 3 Jan 1883The quiet chair of a forceful cabinet is the clearest starting point. As Britain's prime minister from 1945 to 1951, Attlee helped turn a crowded reform programme into legislation, including the NHS and a wider social-insurance system. Aneurin Bevan and other ministers did essential work; Attlee's…0i
  2. 2Manmohan SinghManmohan SinghBorn 26 Sept 1932Look at Singh's premiership through the rural employment guarantee enacted in 2005, rather than crediting it with reforms he made earlier as finance minister. His coalition turned a demand for livelihood security into a legal entitlement, with implementation shared across India's states.…0i
  3. 3Helen ClarkHelen ClarkNew Zealand's Working for Families programme gives Clark's administrative politics a concrete shape: tax credits, help with housing costs and childcare support brought together in one package announced in 2004. Paid parental leave was another achievement of her coalition years, developed with…0i
  4. 4John MajorJohn MajorBorn 29 Mar 1943The 1993 Downing Street Declaration is a stronger guide to Major than his public caricature. Working with Irish taoiseach Albert Reynolds, he helped establish principles that opened a route towards Northern Ireland's later settlement. He did not deliver the 1998 agreement, and other political…0i
  5. 5Julia GillardJulia GillardBeyond the famous speeches, Gillard offers a practical lesson in getting legislation through a divided parliament. Australia's minority government established the National Disability Insurance Scheme in 2013, working with advocates, states and ministers including Jenny Macklin. It made a…0i
  6. 6Michel RocardMichel RocardBorn 23 Aug 1930Rocard's French premiership rewards attention to the agreements behind the announcements. The 1988 Matignon accords brought opposing New Caledonian leaders into a settlement, while his government introduced the RMI minimum-income benefit. Neither emerged from personal authority alone: negotiations,…0i
  7. 7Lester B. PearsonLester B. PearsonBorn 23 Apr 1897Minority government did not prevent Pearson's Canadian cabinets from building a consequential social-policy record. The Canada Pension Plan and federal support for medicare required work with provinces and opposition parties, rather than a prime minister simply issuing instructions. Saskatchewan's…0i
  8. 8P. V. Narasimha RaoP. V. Narasimha RaoBorn 28 Jun 1921India's 1991 economic turn needed political management as well as an economist's programme. Rao gave Finance Minister Manmohan Singh room to act while leading a government without an outright parliamentary majority. Study that partnership to distinguish designing a reform from maintaining the…0i
  9. 9Ben ChifleyBen ChifleyBorn 22 Sept 1885Chifley's years as Australia's prime minister are worth reading through post-war reconstruction: housing agreements, industrial development and the creation of the Snowy Mountains Authority. His earlier work as treasurer helped prepare the ground, but his cabinet still had to turn plans into…0i
  10. 10Gro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem BrundtlandBorn 20 Apr 1939Set aside Brundtland's later international roles and examine family policy during her Norwegian premiership. The 1993 parental-leave reform reserved four weeks for fathers, making the organisation of care a question for government as well as individual households. Minister Grete Berget and a longer…0i