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Also Known As Janet Lee • Janet Bevan
Born November 3, 1904 • Fife • Scotland
Died November 16, 1988 (aged 84) • London • England
Title / Office House of Commons (1929-1931), United Kingdom • parliament (1929-1931), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Labour Party
Notable Family Members spouse Aneurin Bevan
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Tony Blair
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prime minister of United Kingdom
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Gordon Brown
prime minister of United Kingdom
Benn, Tony
Tony Benn
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Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
prime minister of United Kingdom
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Keir Starmer
prime minister of United Kingdom
Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
British politician
John Prescott
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Jack Straw
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Ramsay MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
prime minister of United Kingdom
Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson
prime minister of United Kingdom
Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson
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David Simon, Lord Simon of Highbury
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Miliband, David
David Miliband
British foreign secretary