Tony Benn
(1925-2014), Politician; Chairman of the Labour PartyAnthony Wedgwood ('Tony') Benn
Sitter in 26 portraits
Politician. On the left of the Labour Party, Benn represented Bristol South-East for Labour from 1950-1983. His campaign for the right to disclaim the title Viscount Stansgate, inherited in 1960, which disbarred him from the House of Commons, led to the Peerage Act (1963). He held various posts in government including Minister of Technology (1966-70) and Secretary of State for Energy (1975-9). Benn retired from Parliament in 2001 but remained a prominent political campaigner, and was president of the Stop the War Coalition.
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 June 1977
NPG P1141
The House of Commons, 24 July 1986
by Chris Orr
aquatint and etching, 1986
NPG 6834
by Humphrey Ocean
oil on canvas, 1996
NPG 6371
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 8 January 1947
NPG x72557
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 8 January 1947
NPG x72558
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 8 January 1947
NPG x72559
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 8 January 1947
NPG x72560
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 8 January 1947
NPG x72561
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 8 January 1947
NPG x72562
by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate negative, 1953
NPG x86095
by Walter Bird
bromide print, 17 December 1963
NPG x165018
by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, October 1968
NPG x200306
by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, circa 1970
NPG x200257
by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, circa 1970
NPG x200258
by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, circa 1970
NPG x200259
'Luck and Flaw' (Peter Nigel Fluck; Roger Law with Spitting Image puppets)
by Gil Galvin
digital chromogenic print, 1984
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x134391
Related People
- Sir Ernest John Pickstone Benn, 2nd Bt (uncle)
- Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (son)
- Melissa Ann Benn (daughter)
- William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate (father)
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