Neville Chamberlain was a British politician who served as the country’s Prime Minister from 1937 until 1940. Born in a political family, Neville’s advent into politics was certain. However, unlike his father and half-brother, Chamberlain entered politics quite late in life. It was only at the age of 49 that he ventured into politics as the Member of Parliament, thus becoming the oldest Parliamentary debutant. Funnily, he holds the designation till date. What is interesting to note in Chamberlain’s early career is that until 1922 he chose to remain a backbencher, rejecting offers of junior ministerial position. However, fate turned in his favour in 1923 when he was promoted first as the Minister of Health and later to the office of the Chancellor of Exchequer. In 1937, he became the Prime Minister of United Kingdom. Though he brought forth a number of successful domestic policies, his premiership is best remembered for his appeasement foreign policy, including signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938 and conceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Germany. Chamberlain was succeeded by his foremost critic and first Lord of Admiralty of his war cabinet, Winston Churchill