Arthur Balfour

Arthur Balfour was a British politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905 and later as Foreign Secretary. He is best known for the 1917 Balfour Declaration, in which the UK government expressed support for establishing a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. This document significantly influenced the future of Middle Eastern geopolitics and the Jewish movement for a homeland. Balfour's career was marked by his contributions to domestic policy, foreign affairs, and the development of constitutional reforms in Britain.