Tony Benn
Close associateBorn 3 Apr 1925.
Summary
British politician (1925–2014)
Positions held22
1974 to 1979
member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1964 to 1966
member of the 43rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
1975 to 1979
Secretary of State for Energy
1966 to 1970
Minister of Technology
1974 to 1975
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
1955 to 1959
member of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom
1984 to 1987
member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1963 to 1964
member of the 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
Period not retained
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
1979 to 1979
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
1959 to 1960
member of the 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
1992 to 1997
member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom
1951 to 1955
member of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1974 to 1974
member of the 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1966 to 1970
member of the 44th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1964 to 1966
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
1961 to 1961
member of the 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
1997 to 2001
member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
1987 to 1992
member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1979 to 1983
member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1950 to 1951
member of the 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1970 to 1974
member of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Connections11
Family7
- Hilary BennPEPPoliticianChildBorn 26 Nov 1953United Kingdom
- MotherBorn 7 Jun 1897
- Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount StansgateClose associate of PEPChildBorn 21 Aug 1951
- Born 9 May 1958
- William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount StansgatePoliticianMilitaryFatherBorn 10 May 1877
- Melissa BennClose associate of PEPChildBorn 20 Feb 1957
Other names20
Also known as18
Weak aliases2
Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.
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