Tony Benn

Tony Benn
The Right Honourable; Tony Benn
	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 (aged 88); London, England
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
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.

References

↑ Benn, Tony (2007). More Time for Politics: Diaries 2001–2007. London: Hutchinson. p. 223.
↑ "BBC News - Labour stalwart Tony Benn dies at 88". BBC Online. Retrieved 14 Mairch 2014.
↑ Anderson, Steve (14 Mairch 2004). "Tony Benn dead: Veteran Labour politician passes away aged 88". The Independent. Archived frae the original on 14 Mairch 2014. Retrieved 14 Mairch 2014.

Ither wabsteids

'Face-tae-Face wi Tony Benn'. Freeview video interview by the Vega Science Trust
Unofficial Tony Benn Quotation site Archived 2014-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
Andrew Roth. Tony Benn Chesterfield and Bristol South East MP, The Guardian, 25 Mairch 2001.
Guardian web guide to the veteran leftwinger Tony Benn
Tony Benn interview for Leftfield appearances Archived 2005-05-24 at the Wayback Machine at the Glastonbury Festival

[1] Benn, Tony (2007). More Time for Politics: Diaries 2001–2007. London: Hutchinson. p. 223.

[2] "BBC News - Labour stalwart Tony Benn dies at 88". BBC Online. Retrieved 14 Mairch 2014.

[Independent-3] Anderson, Steve (14 Mairch 2004). "Tony Benn dead: Veteran Labour politician passes away aged 88". The Independent. Archived frae the original on 14 Mairch 2014. Retrieved 14 Mairch 2014.

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