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Tony Benn
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Chesterfield
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Born:
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03-Apr-25
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Family:
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Married (Caroline). Three sons, one daughter, eight grand-children
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Education:
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Westminster School New College, Oxford
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Non-political career:
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RAF Pilot BBC Producer
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Political career:
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MP for Bristol South East 1950-60 and 1963-83 Member of Labour NEC 1959-93 Labour Party Chairman 1971-72 Candidate, Deputy L'ship of Labour Party 1971 & 1981 Candidate, Leadership of Labour Party 1976 & 1988 MP for Chesterfield (by-election) 1984- Postmaster General 1964-66 Minister of Technology 1966-70 Opp Spokesman on Trade and Industry 1970-74 Secretary of State for Industry and Minister of Post and Telecommunications 1974-75 Secretary of State for Energy 1975-79 Contes
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