| The Right Honourable John Hutton MP |
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| In office 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
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| Preceded by | Des Browne |
| Succeeded by | Bob Ainsworth |
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| In office 28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Alistair Darling (Trade and Industry) |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Mandelson |
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| In office 2 November 2005 – 27 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | David Blunkett |
| Succeeded by | Peter Hain |
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| In office 6 May 2005 – 2 November 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Alan Milburn |
| Succeeded by | Jim Murphy (Acting) |
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Member of Parliament
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| Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Cecil Franks |
| Majority | 6,037 (16.5%) |
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| Born | 6 May 1955 Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
John Matthew Patrick Hutton (born 6 May 1955) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness in Cumbria since 1992, and has served in a number of Cabinet offices, including Defence Secretary and Business Secretary.
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Early life
Born 6 May 1955, in Westcliff-on-Sea, Hutton was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys and Magdalen College, Oxford where he gained a BA in 1976 and a BCL 1978. From 1980-81, he was a research associate for Templeton College, Oxford. He went on to become a senior law lecturer at the Newcastle Polytechnic from 1981-92 before turning back to politics, this time to the Labour Party.
Parliamentary career
Mr Hutton first stood for election in the Penrith and the Borders seat in 1987. Two years later, he also failed to be elected as an MEP for the Cumbria and North Lancashire region. His election to the Barrow and Furness seat in the 1992 UK General Election saw him replace Cecil Franks as MP with a majority of 3,578. His majority increased to 14 497 in the Labour landslide of the 1997 Election.
After being a part of the Department of Health from 1998, he was made a member of the Privy Council in 2001. In the reshuffle following the 2005 general election (in which his majority fell to just over 6,000), he was made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, replacing his close friend and former flatmate, Alan Milburn.
His position in this role was short lived, however. Following the second resignation of David Blunkett, Hutton was appointed as his replacement in the role of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 2 November 2005. Hutton was seen as one of Tony Blair's closest supporters but survived in cabinet following Blair's resignation in June 2007 and was moved by new Prime Minister Gordon Brown to be Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which incorporated the bulk of portfolios from the now dissolved Department of Trade and Industry, including Energy security issues which many had expected to be ceded to Defra.
He was moved into the role of Secretary of State for Defence in the cabinet reshuffle on 3 October 2008. On 5 June 2009, Hutton resigned his Cabinet position and announced his intention to stand down as an MP at the next general election.[1]
Personal life
John Hutton married Rosemary Caroline Little in 1978 in Oxford. They had three sons and a daughter (Edward, Jack, George and Freya) before divorcing in 1993.
In 2008 John Hutton's first book was published, a non-fiction titled "Kitchener's Men - The King's Own Royal Lancasters on the Western Front 1915-18" (Pen and Sword Books, 2008). In it, Hutton gives a "graphic insight into the daily routine and grim reality of warfare on the Western Front for men who were mostly recruited from the Furness area of the North-West."
Bibliography
- Kitchener's Men, Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2008, ISBN 9781844157211
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: John Hutton (Labour MP) |
- John Hutton MP official site
- Cabinet Office - Rt Hon John Hutton MP official profile
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: John Hutton MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - John Hutton MP
- BBC Politics page
News items
- BBC Profile in November 2005
- Gross negligence verdicts against RAF crew to stand - BBC News website in December 2008
References
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Cecil Franks |
Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness 1992–present |
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| Preceded by Alan Milburn |
Minister for the Cabinet Office 2005 |
Succeeded by Jim Murphy Acting |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 2005 |
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| Preceded by David Blunkett |
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2005–2007 |
Succeeded by Peter Hain |
| Preceded by Alistair Darling as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry |
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by The Lord Mandelson |
| Preceded by Des Browne |
Secretary of State for Defence 2008–2009 |
Succeeded by Bob Ainsworth |
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