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| The Right Honourable Mike O'Brien MP |
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| Assumed office 8 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
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| Succeeded by | Joan Ruddock |
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| Succeeded by | Rosie Winterton |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Harriet Harman |
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Member of Parliament
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| Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Maude |
| Majority | 7,553 (16.1%) |
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| Born | 19 June 1954 Worcester, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Alison Joy Munro |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Official site |
Michael O'Brien (born 19 June, 1954) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire since 1992, and currently serves in the Government as the Minister of State for Health Services.
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Early life
He went to the Catholic St George's School then Blessed Edward Oldcorne School in Worcester. He studied for a BA in History and Politics at North Staffordshire Polytechnic, then gained a PGCE. From 1977-80, he was a trainee solicitor, then worked as a teacher from 1980-1. He lectured in Law at Colchester College of Further and Higher Education from 1981-7. From 1987-92, he was a solicitor.
Parliamentary career
He contested Ruislip Northwood in 1983, and North Warwickshire in 1987.
He is the Member of Parliament for the West Midlands constituency of North Warwickshire. He has held the seat since being first elected at the 1992 general election, defeating the Conservative incumbent Francis Maude.
He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs from 1997 to 2001, then at the Foreign Office from 2002 to 2003. He was then appointed Minister for Trade, serving until 9 September 2004, when he became Minister of State for E-commerce, Energy & Competitiveness at the Department for Trade and Industry. In 2005 he replaced Harriet Harman as Solicitor General.
On 29 June 2007 he moved to be the Minister of State for Pension Reform in the Department for Work and Pensions under Secretary of State Peter Hain. On 5 October 2008, he was moved to be Minister of State for Energy in the newly created Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Mike O'Brien has held the following positions:
- May 1997-July 1999 - Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Immigration
- July 1999-May 2002 - Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
- May 2002-June 2003 - Parliamentary under Secretary of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- June 2003-September 2004 - Minister of State for Trade & Investment
- September 2004-May 2005 - Minister of State for Energy
- May 2005-June 2007 - Solicitor General
- June 2007-October 2008 - Minister of State for Pensions
- October 2008-June 2009 - Minister of State for Energy
- June 2009-present - Minister of State for Health Services
External links
- Official site
- Department for Work and Pensions - Official Biography
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Michael O'Brien MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Mike O'Brien MP
- BBC Politics page
News items
- Pension reform in July 2007
- Wave Hub plan in Cornwall in November 2004
- UK embracing E-commerce in November 2004
- Meeting Colonel Gaddafi in August 2002
- 24 hour drinking in May 2001
- Accusing Home Office of racism in April 2000
- Accusing the Fire Service of racism in September 1999
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| Preceded by Francis Maude |
Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire 1992–present |
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| Preceded by Harriet Harman |
Solicitor General for England and Wales 2005–2007 |
Succeeded by Vera Baird |
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| Preceded by Unknown |
Minister of State for Work and Pensions 2007-2008 |
Succeeded by Rosie Winterton |
| Preceded by New Department |
Minister of State for Energy 2008 - 2009 |
Succeeded by Joan Ruddock |
| Preceded by Ben Bradshaw |
Minister for Health Services 2009–present |
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