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Anthony Wedgewood Benn
History of Great Britain
1950
Election
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Member
of
Parliament
1960
Peerage
Becomes Viscount Stansgate on his father's death, forced to leave the Commons
1963
Legislation
London
Helps pass the
Peerage
Act, renounces his viscountcy & returns to the Commons
1963
Reform
London
Helps pass the
Peerage
Act, renounces his viscountcy & returns to the Commons
1963
Speech
Appointed
Harold
Wilson's speech writer & adviser
1964
Postmaster General
Appointed Postmaster-General
1966
Minister of Technology
July
Appointed
Minister
of Technology
1972
Referendum
London
Proposes that there should be a referundum on
Britain
's membership of the EC
1973
Referendum
1974
Minister of Trade
5th Mar
Appointed
Minister
of
Trade
&
Indus
try
1975
Minister of Energy
Appointed
Minister
of Energy
1975
Referendum
17th Mar London
In
Cabinet
votes to dissociate from Labour's policy of accepting the yes vote
1976
Election
25th Mar
Trans
fers his support to
Michael
Foot
25th Mar
Wins 37 votes in the 1st round of the leadership election & withdraws
1979
Publication
Publication
of, "Arguments for Socialism"
1981
Reform
Secures 40%
Union
votes & 30% for the
Party
& Constituencies for leadership elections
1987
Publication
Publication
of, "Diaries"
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