Edith Pitt
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Dame Edith Maud Pitt, DBE
(14 October 1906 - 27 January 1966) was a British
Conservative
politician.
She was elected Member of Parliament
for Birmingham Edgbaston at a by-election
in 1953, and served until her death shortly before the 1966 general election
, in which Jill Knight was elected as her successor.
Pitt had been Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions
from 1955 to 1959, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health
from 1959 to 1962.
Order of the British Empire
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(14 October 1906 - 27 January 1966) was a British
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
She was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Birmingham Edgbaston at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in 1953, and served until her death shortly before the 1966 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1966
The 1966 United Kingdom general election on 31 March 1966 was called by sitting Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Wilson's decision to call an election turned on the fact that his government, elected a mere 17 months previously in 1964 had an unworkably small majority of only 4 MPs...
, in which Jill Knight was elected as her successor.
Pitt had been Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions was a junior Ministerial office at Parliamentary Secretary rank in the United Kingdom Government, supporting the Minister for Pensions. It was established in 1916 and filled intermittently until 1932...
from 1955 to 1959, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health was a junior ministerial office in the United Kingdom Government.The Ministry of Health was created in 1919 as a reconstruction of the Local Government Board...
from 1959 to 1962.