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Jennie Lee

(1904-1988), Labour politician; MP for Cannock and North Lanarkshire and Minister for the Arts; wife of Aneurin Bevan

Janet ('Jennie') Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge

Sitter in 33 portraits
Born in Fife, Lee graduated from Edinburgh University in 1926. She was elected Labour MP for North Lanark in 1929, becoming the youngest woman ever elected to Parliament. Lee married Aneurin Bevan in 1934. She worked in the Ministry of Aircraft Production during World War II and later became one of the most successful ministers in Harold Wilson's administration (1964-70). Her vision for accessibility in the arts was outlined in the paper A Policy for the Arts, the First Steps (February 1965), and in March 1965 she joined the Department of Education and Science. Later the country's first Minister for the Arts (1967-70), Lee played a central role in the foundation of the Open University. She was created a Baroness in 1970.

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Janet Bevan (Jennie Lee), Baroness Lee of Asheridge

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, October 1945
NPG x92560

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Janet Bevan (Jennie Lee), Baroness Lee of Asheridge

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, October 1945
NPG x100957

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Janet Bevan (Jennie Lee), Baroness Lee of Asheridge

by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1958
NPG x90239

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Janet Bevan (Jennie Lee), Baroness Lee of Asheridge

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1958
NPG x92559

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Janet Bevan (Jennie Lee), Baroness Lee of Asheridge

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1958
NPG x92561

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Jennie Lee

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 26 September 1963
NPG x171962

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Jennie Lee

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 26 September 1963
NPG x171963

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Jennie Lee

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 26 September 1963
NPG x171964

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Jennie Lee

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 26 September 1963
NPG x171965

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Jennie Lee

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 26 September 1963
NPG x171966

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Jennie Lee

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 26 September 1963
NPG x171967

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Jennie Lee

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 26 September 1963
NPG x171968

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Jennie Lee

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 26 September 1963
NPG x171969

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