Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (/ ˈ b æ l f ər,-f ɔːr /; [1] 25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905.

Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl of Balfour (born July 25, 1848, Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland—died March 19, 1930, Woking, Surrey, England) was a British statesman who maintained a position of power in the British Conservative Party for 50 years.

Balfour was the nephew of the previous Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury. He is perhaps best known for authoring the ‘Balfour Declaration’ of 1917, when he was serving as Foreign...

Arthur Balfour, who first served as prime minister of the United Kingdom, and more importantly, later as foreign secretary during the government of David Lloyd George, is the author of...

Arthur Balfour served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905 and was also the Foreign Secretary during key moments in British history, including the signing of the Balfour Declaration in 1917.

Balfour, who had known Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann since 1906, opposed Russian mistreatment of Jews and increasingly supported Zionism as a program for European Jews to settle in Palestine.

On 2 November 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour declared the British government’s sympathy with Zionist aspirations. The document, addressed to Lord Rothschild, became known as the “Balfour Declaration”.

Mar 4, 2025 · Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, was a prominent British Conservative politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. He is best known for his influential role in shaping British foreign policy during the early 20th century and for his significant contributions to various political ...

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG OM PC (25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930) was a British Conservative statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 until 1905. He was minister of Foreign Affairs from 1916 to 1919.

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, (/ ˈbælfər, - fɔːr /, 25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930), was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905.