Tony Benn
/ˌtəʊni ˈben/
/ˌtəʊni ˈben/
- Anthony Wedgwood Benn (1925-2014) a British labour politician, famous for his left-wing views, who had important positions in two Labour governments. He was a Member of Parliament from 1950 to 2001. He was the son of a viscount and when his father died the title legally passed to him, so he was unable to continue in the House of Commons. He refused to accept the title and started a campaign to introduce a law allowing people with such titles to give them up if they wished. The law was passed in 1963, and Benn returned to the House of Commons. He retired from Parliament as the longest serving Labour MP ever and continued to be active in politics especially in the anti-war movement. He published diaries of his years in office and also had a new career as an entertainer, performing round Britain in one-man shows such as An Audience with Tony Benn.
安东尼·韦奇伍德·本（Anthony Wedgwood Benn，1925-2014），英国工党政治家，以左翼观点闻名，曾在两届工党政府中担任重要职务。他于 1950 年至 2001 年间担任国会议员。他是子爵的儿子，当他的父亲去世时，头衔合法地传给了他，因此他无法继续担任下议院议员。他拒绝接受这个头衔，并发起了一项运动，要求制定一项法律，允许拥有此类头衔的人根据自己的意愿放弃这些头衔。该法律于 1963 年获得通过，本恩重返下议院。他作为有史以来任职时间最长的工党议员从议会退休，并继续积极参与政治，特别是反战运动。他发表了自己任职期间的日记，并开始了演艺生涯，在英国各地表演《与托尼·本的观众》等独角戏。