Tony Benn

Biography

Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn was a British Labour Party politician and activist who served as Cabinet minister in the 1960s and 1970s. He held two parliamentary seats for 47 years, including Bristol South East and Chesterfield, before becoming The Viscount Stansgate after his father's death in 1960. In 1963, he successfully campaigned to renounce the title, allowing him to continue serving as MP.