The Rt. Hon. Edmund Emanuel Dell (August 15, 1921 - October 28, 1999) was a British politician and businessman. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

Dell was born in London, the son of a Jewish manufacturer. In World War II, he served in the Rifle Corps and the Royal Artillery, leaving as a first lieutenant. He studied at Queen's College, Oxford where he was a Communist, graduating with first class honours in modern history in 1947. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army It is made up of a number of regiments. ...

In 1953 Dell was elected to Manchester city council and served for seven years. He stood unsuccesfully for Parliament in 1955 in Middleton and Prestwich. He served as Labour Member of Parliament for Birkenhead from 1964-79. He served as parliamentary private secretary to Jack Diamond, then parliamentary secretary for technology under Tony Benn in 1966 and under secretary in 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. Location within the British Isles. ... Middleton is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Middleton, Aberdeenshire Middleton, Angus Middleton, Argyll Middleton, Ayrshire Middleton, County Durham Middleton, Cumbria Middleton, Derbyshire Middleton, Dunbartonshire Middleton, Essex Middleton, Greater Manchester Middleton, Hampshire Middleton, Herefordshire Middleton, Isle of Wight Middleton, Lancashire Middleton, Midlothian Middleton, Milton Keynes Middleton, Moray... Prestwich is the most southerly town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Lancashire, England. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... This article is about Birkenhead in northwest England. ... John Diamond, Baron Diamond (1907-2004) was Privy Councillor since 1965 and created Baron Diamond 25 September 1970. ... Tony Benn speaking in London, June 2004 The Right Honourable Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (born April 3, 1925), known as Tony Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a British politician regarded as being on the left of the Labour Party. ... Peter David Shore, Baron Shore of Stepney PC (May 20, 1924 - September 24, 2001) was a British Labour politician noted for his opposition to the European Communities. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

When Wilson returned to Downing Street, Dell became Paymaster General, then Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade in James Callaghan's government 1976-78. He was tipped to become Chancellor of the Exchequer but resigned his seat, annoyed by the drift of the Labour Party to a left-wing, anti-European position. He later joined the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Democrats. He was a trustee of both parties and was one of the SDP's three negotiators during its merger with the Liberal Party. Downing Street is the world-famous street in central London which contains the buildings that have been, for over two hundred years, the official residences of two of the most senior British cabinet ministers, the First Lord of the Treasury, an office held by the Prime Minister of the United... Paymaster-General is a ministerial position in UK. Former holders of this post include: Lord John Russell 1830-1834 Sir Edmund Knatchbull 1834-1835 Sir Henry Brook Parnell 1835-1841 Edward John Stanley 1841 Sir Edmund Knatchbull 1841-1845 William Bingham Baring 1845-1846 Thomas Babington Macaulay 1846-1848 The... The President of the Board of Trade the title of a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. ... The Right Honourable Gordon Brown, PC, MP, current Chancellor of the Exchequer The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the ancient title held by the British cabinet minister whose responsibilities are akin to the posts of Minister for Finance or Secretary of the Treasury in other jurisdictions. ... The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a United Kingdom political party that existed between 1981 and 1990. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as...

After Parliament he had a career in business as chairman of Guinness Peat and Channel 4 and as a director of Shell Trading. In 1991-2 he was president of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 1996, he wrote The Chancellors: A History Of Chancellors Of The Exchequer 1945-90. Channel 4 is a television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Chambers of commerce are business advocacy groups which are usually not associated with government. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Dell was married to Susan Gottschalk for 36 years.

Maurice Macmillan (1921-1984) was a Tory politician and member of Parliament for Halifax. ... Paymaster-General is a ministerial position in UK. Former holders of this post include: Lord John Russell 1830-1834 Sir Edmund Knatchbull 1834-1835 Sir Henry Brook Parnell 1835-1841 Edward John Stanley 1841 Sir Edmund Knatchbull 1841-1845 William Bingham Baring 1845-1846 Thomas Babington Macaulay 1846-1848 The... Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, PC (born July 27, 1930), is a British politician. ... Peter David Shore, Baron Shore of Stepney PC (May 20, 1924 - September 24, 2001) was a British Labour politician noted for his opposition to the European Communities. ... The President of the Board of Trade the title of a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. ... This is about the former leader of the Labour Party. ...