Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds Central since 1999, and is the current Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; he previously served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development. In June 2007, Benn ran for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party, coming fourth behind Harriet Harman, Alan Johnson and Jon Cru...
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Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds Central since 1999, and is the current Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; he previously served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development. In June 2007, Benn ran for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party, coming fourth behind Harriet Harman, Alan Johnson and Jon Cruddas.
Born in Hammersmith, London, Hilary Benn is a fourth generation MP as the second son of former Labour Cabinet Minister Tony Benn and the educationalist Caroline Benn. He attended Norland Place School, Westminster Under School, Holland Park School and University of Sussex where he graduated in Russian and East European Studies. In 1973, whilst at university, he married fellow student Rosalind Retey, who died of cancer at age 26 in 1979; Benn subsequently married Sally Christina Clark in 1982. He has four children, Michael, James, Jonathan...
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