Charles Pannell
Politician
(Thomas) Charles Pannell, Baron Pannell PC (10 September 1902 – 23 March 1980) was a British Labour Party politician. He entered local politics in the outer London suburbs: he was a member of Walthamstow Borough Council from 1929-36 and of Erith Borough Council from 1938-55, and served as Mayor of Erith in 1945-46. He also sat on Kent County Council, where he was deputy leader of the Labour group from 1946-49.He was elected Member of Parliament for Leeds West at a 1949 by-election, and served until his retirement at the February 1974 general election. Pannell served as Minister of Public Building and Works in the first Wilson government, 1964-66.On 21 June 1974 he was created a life peer, taking the title Baron Pannell, of the City of Leeds.
Personal facts
| Birth date | September 10, 1902 |
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| Date of death | February 23, 1990 |
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