Edmund Dell
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The Right Honourable Edmund Dell |
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| Secretary of State for Trade | |
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In office 8 April 1976 – 11 November 1978 |
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| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Peter Shore |
| Succeeded by | John Smith |
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Member of Parliament for Birkenhead |
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In office 15 October 1964 – 3 May 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Percy Collick |
| Succeeded by | Frank Field |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 August 1921 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 November 1999 (aged 78) |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats (1988–1999) |
| Other political affiliations |
Labour (Before 1981) Social Democratic (1981–1988) |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Oxford |
Edmund Emanuel Dell (15 August 1921 – 1 November 1999) was a British politician and businessman.
Dell was born in London, the son of a Jewish manufacturer. In World War II he served in the Royal Artillery, reaching the rank of lieutenant. He was educated at Dame Alice Owen's School and Queen's College, Oxford where he was a member of the Communist Party, as his future ministerial colleague Denis Healey had been before the war. He graduated with first class honours in modern history in 1947.
Dell began work for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Manchester as an overseas sales manager, specialising in Latin American trade and eventually rose to Vice President of the Plastics Division. However he began to find himself in the difficult position of balancing a career in business with Labour politics. In 1953 he was elected to Manchester City Council and served for seven years.
Dell stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in 1955 in Middleton and Prestwich. He was dissuaded from standing for Parliament in 1959 by ICI on the grounds that it would make promotion to the highest ranks of the company difficult. However, he eventually gave in to the temptation of Parliament and was elected to Parliament as the Labour Member of Parliament for Birkenhead in 1964. He served as parliamentary private secretary to Jack Diamond, then Parliamentary Secretary for Technology under Tony Benn in 1966 and Under-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs under Peter Shore in 1967. In 1968 he was promoted to Minister of State for Trade. Switched to employment in 1969, he was made a privy councillor in 1970.
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