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Ernest Bevin was a skilled orator and a former trade unionist who became one of the British Labour Party's most prominent leaders. He was the main drive behind the creation of NATO. British Foreign Secretary from 1945 to 1951, a staunch anti-Communist and a critic of the Soviet Union, he was committed to bringing Western Europe together in a military alliance. He was eager to sign the Brussels Pact in 1948, opening the way for the formation of NATO in 1949. Bevin attended the first formative meetings of the North Atlantic Council.