Johnson, Alan, 1950 May 17-

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Name (Latin)
Johnson, Alan, 1950 May 17-
Date of birth
1950-05-17
Associated country
Great Britain
Occupation
Politicians
Novelists
memoirists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 153875190
Wikidata: Q332336
Library of congress: nb2010024359
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Wikipedia description:

Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950) is a British former politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2006 to 2007, Secretary of State for Health from 2007 to 2009, Home Secretary from 2009 to 2010, and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Labour Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle from 1997 to 2017. Johnson served in the Cabinet during both the Tony Blair government and that of Gordon Brown. He served under Blair as Minister of State for Universities from 2003 to 2004, as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2004 to 2005, and as President of the Board of Trade from 2005 to 2006. In May 2023, Johnson was announced as the next Chancellor of the University of Hull. He succeeded Virginia Bottomley in July.

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