The Right Honourable Tony Benn | |
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![]() Benn in 2007 | |
Secretary of State for Energy | |
In office 10 June 1975 – 4 May 1979 | |
Prime Meenister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
Precedit bi | Eric Varley |
Succeedit bi | David Howell |
Secretary of State for Industry | |
In office 5 March 1974 – 10 June 1975 | |
Prime Meenister | Harold Wilson |
Precedit bi | Peter Walker (at DTI) |
Succeedit bi | Eric Varley |
Chairman of the Labour Party | |
In office 20 September 1971 – 25 September 1972 | |
Leader | Harold Wilson |
Precedit bi | Ian Mikardo |
Succeedit bi | William Simpson |
Minister of Technology | |
In office 4 July 1966 – 19 June 1970 | |
Prime Meenister | Harold Wilson |
Precedit bi | Frank Cousins |
Succeedit bi | Geoffrey Rippon |
Postmaster General | |
In office 15 October 1964 – 4 July 1966 | |
Prime Meenister | Harold Wilson |
Precedit bi | Reginald Bevins |
Succeedit bi | Edward Short |
Member of Parliament for Chesterfield | |
In office 1 March 1984 – 7 June 2001 | |
Precedit bi | Eric Varley |
Succeedit bi | Paul Holmes |
Majority | 24,633 (46.5%) |
Member of Parliament for Bristol South East | |
In office 20 August 1963 – 9 June 1983 | |
Precedit bi | Malcolm St Clair |
Succeedit bi | Constituency Abolished |
Majority | 1,890 (3.5%) |
In office 30 November 1950 – 17 November 1960 | |
Precedit bi | Stafford Cripps |
Succeedit bi | Malcolm St Clair |
Majority | 13,044 (39%) |
President of the Stop the War Coalition | |
In office 21 September 2001 – 14 March 2014 | |
Vice Preses | Lindsey German |
Precedit bi | Office created |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn 3 Apryle 1925 Marylebone, London, England |
Dee'd | 14 Mairch 2014 London, England | (aged 88)
Naitionality | British |
Poleetical pairty | Labour |
Spoose(s) | Caroline DeCamp (m. 1949–2000, her death) |
Bairns | Stephen, Hilary, Melissa, Joshua |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Religion | Agnostic[1] |
Militar service | |
Service/brainch | Royal Air Force |
Rank | Pilot officer |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Anthony Neil Wedgwood "Tony" Benn (3 Aprile 1925 – 14 Mairch 2014) wis a Breetish politeecian who served as Secretary of State for Energy. He wis a Member of Parliament (MP) frae 1950 tae 2001 and a cabinet minister unner Harold Wilson and James Callaghan.
Benn died on 14 Mairch 2014.[2][3] He wis 88.