Austen Albu
Austen Harry Albu was a British Labour Member of Parliament for Edmonton.Career
Austen first won the seat at a by-election in 1948, and held it until his retirement at the February 1974 general election. He is noted for heading the Governmental Subcommission of the British Control Commission for Germany during the Allied occupation after World War II. During his tenure, he advocated for a centrally planned economy for the country, particularly the Social Democratic approach. From 1965 to 1967, he was the Minister of State for Economic Affairs. He later joined the Social Democratic Party.
In 1958 he married the Anglo-Austrian social psychologist Marie Jahoda.
He was also a writer with some essays, the most edited being Socialism and the study of man. He is also attributed as one of the authors of the New Fabian Essays.
