Denis Howell
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The Right Honourable The Lord Howell PC |
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| Minister of State for Sport | |
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In office 1974–1979 |
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| Prime Minister |
Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Eldon Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Hector Monro |
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In office 1964–1970 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Hailsham |
| Succeeded by | Eldon Griffiths |
| Minister of State for Drought Minister of State for Floods |
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In office Summer 1976 |
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| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Minister of State for Snow | |
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In office Winter 1978-1979 |
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| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Denis Herbert Howell 4 September 1923 Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Died | 19 April 1998 (aged 74) Solihull, United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Brenda Marjorie Willson |
| Children | Andrew Howell, Kate Molloy, Michael Howell, David Howell (deceased) |
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 (MP) for Birmingham All Saints from 1955 to 1959, and MP for Birmingham Small Heath from the 1961 to 1992. In 1992, he was made a life peer and became a Member of the House of Lords.
Dennis Howell was born in Lozells, Birmingham, on 4 September 1923, the son of a gasfitter and storekeeper. He was educated at Gower Street School and Handsworth Grammar School, Birmingham and became a clerk of the Clerical and Administrative Workers Union, rising to the position of President of its expanded successor, the Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff (APEX) from 1971 to 1989. In 1951 he graduated as a linesman in the Football League, and was a Football Association referee from 1956 until 1966. Lord Howell- a lifetime Aston Villa fan was also a keen cricketer.
Political awareness came early to Dennis Howell - his first memory was of sitting on his father's knee at a general strike meeting in 1926. Howell joined the Labour Party in 1942 served as a councillor on Birmingham City Council 1946–56 and was Labour Group secretary from 1950.
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