BENN, Tony

BENN, Tony. (Anthony Neil Wedgood Benn). British, b. 1925. Genres: Politics/Government. Career: Labour M.P. for Bristol South-East, 1950-60, 1963-83, and for Chesterfield, since 1984 (Chairman, Labour Party's Broadcasting Advisory Committee, 1957-64; Member, Select Committee on Procedure, 1958; Principal Labour Spokesman on Transport Policies, 1959; Postmaster-General, 1964-66; Minister of Technology, 1966-70; Minister of Power, 1969-70; Chairman of the Labour Party, 1971-72; Secretary of State for Industry, 1974-75, for Energy, 1975-79; Chairman EEC Council of Energy Ministers, 1977; President of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs). Producer, BBC North American Service, 1949-50. Member, Executive Committee, British-American Parliamentary Group, 1953; Founder Member, Movement for Colonial Freedom, 1954; Member of the Executive, H-Bomb National Campaign, 1954; Chairman, Fabian Society, 1964-65; Candidate, Labour Party leadership, 1976, 1988. Publications: The Privy Council as a Second Chamber, 1957; The Regeneration of Britain, 1964; The New Politics, 1970; Speeches, 1974; Arguments for Socialism, 1979; Arguments for Democracy, 1981; Sizewell Syndrome, 1984; (ed.) Writings on the Wall, 1984; Out of the Wilderness: Diaries 1963-67, 1987; Office without Power: Diaries 1968-72, 1988; Fighting Back: Speaking Out for Socialism in the Eighties, 1988; Against the Tide: Diaries, 1973-1976, 1989; Conflicts of Interest: Diaries, 1977-80, 1990; The End of an Era: Diaries 1980-90, 1992; Common Sense, 1993; Speaking Up in Parliament, 1993; Benn Tapes, 1994; Year of Hope: Diaries 1940-1962, 1994; The Benn Diaries 1940-1990, 1995. Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA, England.