Austen Albu
Austen Albu | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Economic Affairs | |
| In office 27 January 1965 – 7 January 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Anthony Crosland |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Urwin |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton | |
| In office 13 November 1948 – 28 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Evan Durbin |
| Succeeded by | Ted Graham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1903 |
| Died | 23 November 1994 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Marie Jahoda |
Austen Harry Albu (21 September 1903 – 23 November 1994)[1] was a British Labour Member of Parliament for Edmonton. He first won the seat at a by-election in 1948, and held it until his retirement at the February 1974 general election. From 1965 to 1967, he was the Minister of State for Economic Affairs. He later joined the Social Democratic Party. [2]
In 1958 he married the Anglo-Austrian social psychologist Marie Jahoda.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
- ^ Ivor Martin Crewe, Anthony Stephen King (1995). SDP: The Birth, Life and Death of the Social Democratic Party. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198280507.
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