Tony BennBirth Chart
Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn
03/04/1925 14:55
A - Memory
London
England
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Tony Benn (Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn) was a central figure in British Labour politics in the second half of the twentieth century. A Member of Parliament for nearly five decades, he held ministerial office in Harold Wilson’s governments, notably as Postmaster General — responsible for opening the Post Office Tower — and later as Minister of Technology. From 1974 to 1979 he served in the cabinet first as Secretary of State for Industry and then as Secretary of State for Energy.
He inherited a hereditary title that temporarily prevented him from remaining in the House of Commons; he led the campaign that culminated in the Peerage Act 1963, which allowed the renunciation of hereditary titles and restored his parliamentary career. After leaving government, he established himself as a leading figure of the Labour Party’s left wing, giving rise to the terms “Bennism” and “Bennite” to describe his positions.
An activist and political intellectual, he chaired the Fabian Society and later the Stop the War Coalition (2001–2014). His work was defined by democratic socialism and a strain of Christian socialism committed to social justice and a secular state. He influenced later generations of Labour left leaders and left a lasting legacy in the party’s internal debate.
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↣ Moon in Leo - 08°09' - in house 12
↣ Mercury in Taurus - 01°20' - in house 9
↣ Venus in Aries - 08°04' - in house 8
↣ Mars in Gemini - 06°49' - in house 10
↣ Jupiter in Capricorn - 20°27' - in house 5
↣ Saturn in Scorpio - 13°00' - in house 3 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Pisces - 22°42' - in house 8
↣ Neptune in Leo - 19°59' - in house 12 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 11°25' - in house 11
↣ North Node in Leo - 11°51' - in house 12
↣ Ascendant in Virgo - 05°23' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Taurus - 27°17' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Leo - 22°39'
↣ Sun in house 8
↣ Moon in house 12
↣ Mercury in house 9
↣ Venus in house 8
↣ Mars in house 10
↣ Jupiter in house 5
↣ Saturn in house 3
↣ Uranus in house 8
↣ Neptune in house 12
↣ Pluto in house 11
↣ North Node in house 12
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Moon trine (5°11' applying)
↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (5°17' applying)
↣ Sun and Pluto square (1°55' separating)
↣ Sun and North Node trine (1°29' separating)
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↣ Moon and Mars sextile (1°21' separating)
↣ Moon and Saturn square (4°51' applying)
↣ Moon and North Node conjunction (3°42' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Neptune parallel
↣ Mercury and Ascendant trine (4°03' separating)
↣ Venus and Mars sextile (1°15' separating)
↣ Venus and Pluto square (3°22' applying)
↣ Venus and North Node trine (3°48' applying)
↣ Mars and Jupiter antiparallel
↣ Mars and North Node sextile (5°03' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant square (1°25' applying)
↣ Mars and Midheaven conjunction (9°31' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Uranus sextile (2°15' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Pluto trine (1°35' applying)
↣ Saturn and North Node square (1°09' applying)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven sextile (4°35' separating)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (2°39' separating)