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'''Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate''' (born 21 August 1951), is a British [[hereditary peer]] and [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] member of the [[House of Lords]].


==Early life and education==
'''Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate''' (born 21 August 1951) is Director of Parliamentary Affairs for the [[Royal Society of Biology]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Society of Biology|website=https://www.rsb.org.uk/about-us/our-team}}</ref>
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Stansgate's father, [[Tony Benn]], and his younger brother, [[Hilary Benn]], have both been senior [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politicians. His mother was [[Caroline Benn]], an educationalist and writer, and his sister is [[Melissa Benn]], a feminist writer.


He was educated at [[Holland Park School]] from 1962 to 1968 and at [[Keele University]], where he was awarded a doctorate ([[PhD]]) in 1984 for a thesis entitled "The White House Staff".<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwpH6F8fdZQC |title=The Benn Diaries: 1940–1990 |date=1996 |isbn=9780099634119 |publisher=Arrow Books |page=662}}</ref>
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His father, [[Tony Benn]], and younger brother, [[Hilary Benn]], have both been senior Labour politicians. His mother was [[Caroline Benn]] and his sister is [[Melissa Benn]], a feminist writer. He is a graduate of [[Keele University]]. He was an elected Member of the [[Inner London Education Authority]] from 1986 to 1990.


==Career==
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He has a daughter, [[Emily Benn|Emily]], born in 1989, and a son, Hon. Daniel John Wedgwood Benn, born in 1991. Emily, an [[investment bank]]er by occupation, pursued a political career, and sat on the [[Croydon London Borough Council]] as a Labour member until she resigned in 2016.
Stansgate was an elected member of the [[Inner London Education Authority]] from 1986 to 1990.


In 2011, he was appointed director of parliamentary affairs for the [[Society of Biology]] after spending two decades in a similar role for the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]].
In 2011, he was appointed director of parliamentary affairs for the [[Society of Biology]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Society of Biology|url=https://www.rsb.org.uk/about-us/our-team|website=Our Team}}</ref> after spending two decades in a similar role for the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]].<ref name="Observer1">{{cite web|last1=Boffey|first1=Daniel|title=Tony Benn's son inherits title his father gave up|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/16/tony-benn-title-father|website=[[The Observer]]|accessdate=10 November 2017|language=en|date=16 March 2014}}</ref> He is also a vice-president of the [[Parliamentary and Scientific Committee]].<ref name="ScienceInParl1">{{cite web|title=Officers|url=http://www.scienceinparliament.org.uk/information/officers/|website=[[Parliamentary and Scientific Committee]]|accessdate=10 November 2017|language=en}}</ref>


==House of Lords==
Benn succeeded to the title of [[Viscount Stansgate]] on the death of his father in March 2014.
Benn succeeded to the title [[Viscount Stansgate]] on the death of his father in March 2014.<ref name="Observer1"/><ref name="FT1">{{cite web|title=Viscount Stansgate returns to prove blue blood is thicker than red|url=https://www.ft.com/content/a28a689e-6b2a-11e4-ae52-00144feabdc0|url-access=subscription|website=[[Financial Times]]|accessdate=10 November 2017|language=en|date=14 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="MorningStar1">{{cite web|last1=Lansman|first1=Jon|authorlink1=Jon Lansman|title=Don't revive the Benn peerage|url=https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-955e-Dont-revive-the-Benn-peerage|website=[[Morning Star (British newspaper)|Morning Star]]|accessdate=10 November 2017|language=en|date=25 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="BBC1">{{cite web|last1=D'Arcy|first1=Mark|title=Three Asquiths - and maybe a Benn?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29742075|website=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=10 November 2017|language=en|date=23 October 2014}}</ref> His acceptance of the title was recorded on 10 November 2014 with a note in the minutes of Proceedings from the House of Lords, stating:<ref name="Telegraph1">{{cite web|last1=Graham|first1=Georgia|title=Son of Labour firebrand Tony Benn stakes claim on rejected title and could soon sit in Lords|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11224301/Son-of-Labour-firebrand-Tony-Benn-stakes-claim-on-rejected-title-and-could-soon-sit-in-Lords.html|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=10 November 2017|language=en|date=11 November 2014}}</ref>
:"The [[Lord Chancellor]] reported that Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn had established his claim to the Viscountcy of Stansgate in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The [[Clerk of the Parliaments]] was accordingly directed to enter Viscount Stansgate on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5)."


He stood for election as a Labour [[hereditary peer]] in the [[House of Lords]] and was [[By-elections to the House of Lords#2021|elected unopposed on 10 July 2021]], replacing [[Nicolas Rea, 3rd Baron Rea|Lord Rea]] who died in 2020. He took the oath on 6 September that year and made his [[maiden speech]] on 14 October 2021 in a Regional Strategy debate, with his brother Hilary Benn looking on.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/without-even-a-vote-tony-benns-son-reclaims-his-family-seat-in-the-lords-ffmwftlp8|url-access=subscription|title=Without even a vote, Tony Benn's son reclaims his family seat in the Lords|first1=Gabriel|last1=Pogrund|first2=Tom|last2=Calver|date=10 July 2021 |via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Tony Benn's son takes House of Lords seat renounced by his father |last=Allegretti |first=Aubrey |work=The Guardian |date=12 July 2021 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jul/12/tony-benns-son-takes-house-of-lords-seat-renounced-by-his-father}}</ref>
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==References==
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*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10697120/Anthony-Neil-Wedgwood-Benn-obituary.html Father's obituary]


==Personal life==
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Stansgate married Ashika Nita Bowes in 1988. They have two children:<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003</ref>


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* [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Emily Benn]] (born 4 October 1989)
* Hon Daniel Benn (born 10 December 1991), [[heir apparent]] to the viscountcy.


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Emily, an [[investment bank]]er by occupation, pursued a political career and sat on the [[Croydon London Borough Council]] as a Labour member until she resigned in 2016 on moving to New York. In 2022 she was elected to the [[City of London]] Common Council.
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*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10697120/Anthony-Neil-Wedgwood-Benn-obituary.html Father's obituary]


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The Right Honourable
The Viscount Stansgate
Official portrait, 2022
Director of Parliamentary Affairs for the Royal Society of Biology
Incumbent
Assumed office
2011
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as an elected hereditary peer
6 September 2021
By-election15 July 2021
Preceded byThe 3rd Baron Rea
Personal details
Born
Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn

(1951-08-21) 21 August 1951 (age 73)
Political partyLabour
SpouseNita Clarke
Children2, including Emily
Parents
Relatives
Alma materKeele University

Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate (born 21 August 1951), is a British hereditary peer and Labour member of the House of Lords.

Early life and education

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Stansgate's father, Tony Benn, and his younger brother, Hilary Benn, have both been senior Labour politicians. His mother was Caroline Benn, an educationalist and writer, and his sister is Melissa Benn, a feminist writer.

He was educated at Holland Park School from 1962 to 1968 and at Keele University, where he was awarded a doctorate (PhD) in 1984 for a thesis entitled "The White House Staff".[1]

Career

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Stansgate was an elected member of the Inner London Education Authority from 1986 to 1990.

In 2011, he was appointed director of parliamentary affairs for the Society of Biology[2] after spending two decades in a similar role for the Royal Society of Chemistry.[3] He is also a vice-president of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee.[4]

House of Lords

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Benn succeeded to the title Viscount Stansgate on the death of his father in March 2014.[3][5][6][7] His acceptance of the title was recorded on 10 November 2014 with a note in the minutes of Proceedings from the House of Lords, stating:[8]

"The Lord Chancellor reported that Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn had established his claim to the Viscountcy of Stansgate in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Clerk of the Parliaments was accordingly directed to enter Viscount Stansgate on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5)."

He stood for election as a Labour hereditary peer in the House of Lords and was elected unopposed on 10 July 2021, replacing Lord Rea who died in 2020. He took the oath on 6 September that year and made his maiden speech on 14 October 2021 in a Regional Strategy debate, with his brother Hilary Benn looking on.[9][10]

Personal life

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Stansgate married Ashika Nita Bowes in 1988. They have two children:[11]

Emily, an investment banker by occupation, pursued a political career and sat on the Croydon London Borough Council as a Labour member until she resigned in 2016 on moving to New York. In 2022 she was elected to the City of London Common Council.

References

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  1. ^ The Benn Diaries: 1940–1990. Arrow Books. 1996. p. 662. ISBN 9780099634119.
  2. ^ "Royal Society of Biology". Our Team.
  3. ^ a b Boffey, Daniel (16 March 2014). "Tony Benn's son inherits title his father gave up". The Observer. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Officers". Parliamentary and Scientific Committee. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Viscount Stansgate returns to prove blue blood is thicker than red". Financial Times. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. ^ Lansman, Jon (25 November 2014). "Don't revive the Benn peerage". Morning Star. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ D'Arcy, Mark (23 October 2014). "Three Asquiths - and maybe a Benn?". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  8. ^ Graham, Georgia (11 November 2014). "Son of Labour firebrand Tony Benn stakes claim on rejected title and could soon sit in Lords". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  9. ^ Pogrund, Gabriel; Calver, Tom (10 July 2021). "Without even a vote, Tony Benn's son reclaims his family seat in the Lords" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  10. ^ Allegretti, Aubrey (12 July 2021). "Tony Benn's son takes House of Lords seat renounced by his father". The Guardian.
  11. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003

Sources

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Disclaimed
Title last held by
Tony Benn 		Viscount Stansgate
2014–present 		Incumbent
Heir:
Daniel Benn (b. 1991)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
2021–present 		Incumbent


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