Denis Howell
Denis Herbert Howell, Baron Howell PC (4 September 1923 – 19 April 1998) was a British Labour Party politician. He was a councillor on Birmingham City Council between 1946 and 1956. He was the Member of Parliament for Birmingham All Saints from 1955 to 1959, and MP for Birmingham Small Heath from 1961 to 1992. In 1992, he was made a life peer and became a Member of the House of Lords.
The Right Honourable The Lord Howell PC | |
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Howell in 1965 | |
| Minister for Sport | |
| In office 4 March 1974 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Eldon Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Hector Monro |
| In office 16 October 1964 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Eldon Griffiths |
| Minister for Floods | |
| In office 23 August 1976 – 3 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Small Heath | |
| In office 23 March 1961 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | William Wheeldon |
| Succeeded by | Roger Godsiff |
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham All Saints | |
| In office 26 May 1955 – 18 September 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | John Hollingworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Denis Herbert Howell 4 September 1923 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 19 April 1998 (aged 74) Solihull, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Brenda Marjorie Willson |
| Children | 4 |
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