Ben Smith (Labour politician)

For other people named Ben Smith, see Ben Smith (disambiguation).
Sir Ben Smith as Minister for Food

Sir Benjamin Smith (29 January 1879 5 May 1964) was a Labour Party politician in England.

A driver of one of London's first taxicabs, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Rotherhithe from 1923 until 1931 and from 1935 until 1946. He served as Minister of Food in the 1945 Attlee ministry until his resignation in May 1946 to become Chairman of West Midlands Coal Board.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Rolleston Lort-Williams
Member of Parliament for Rotherhithe
1923 1931
Succeeded by
Norah Cecil Runge
Preceded by
Norah Cecil Runge
Member of Parliament for Rotherhithe
1935 1946
Succeeded by
Robert Joseph Mellish
Trade union offices
Preceded by
Charlie Cramp and Alonzo Swales
Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour
1925
With: A. A. Purcell
Succeeded by
John Bromley and George Hicks
Political offices
Preceded by
George Hennessy
Treasurer of the Household
19291931
Succeeded by
George Hennessy
Preceded by
John Llewellin
Minister of Food
1945 1946
Succeeded by
John Strachey
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