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Des Browne

Desmond Henry Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton, PC (born 22 March 1952) is a Scottish politician who served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as Secretary of State for Defence 2006 to 2008 and Secretary of State for Scotland from 2007 to 2008. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for…

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Alma mater
University of Glasgow
Born
(1952-03-22) 22 March 1952 (age 74) Stevenston, Scotland
Chancellor
Gordon Brown
Junior ministerial offices
Junior ministerial offices Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and CounterterrorismIn office 1 April 2004 – 6 May 2005Prime MinisterTony BlairPreceded byBeverley Hugh…
Parliamentary offices
Parliamentary offices Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalLife peerage 22 July 2010 – 23 February 2026Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock and LoudounIn office 1 May 1997 –…
Party
Scottish Labour

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Des Browne

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Des Browne

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Preceded by · 7
Des Browne → Beverley Hughes, Douglas Alexander, George Howarth, John Reid, Nick Brown, Paul Boateng, William McKelvey
Succeeded by · 7
Des Browne → Cathy Jamieson, Jane Kennedy, Jim Murphy, John Hutton, John Spellar, Stephen Timms .mw-parser-output .cisb-header{line-height:normal;padding:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cisb-table{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .cisb-table.cisb-last{margin-bottom:-0.4…, Tony McNulty
Prime Minister · 3
Des Browne → Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Tony Blair Gordon Brown
Alma mater · 1
Des Browne → University of Glasgow
Born · 1
Des Browne → (1952-03-22) 22 March 1952 (age 74) Stevenston, Scotland
Chancellor · 1
Des Browne → Gordon Brown
Junior ministerial offices · 1
Des Browne → Junior ministerial offices Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and CounterterrorismIn office 1 April 2004 – 6 May 2005Prime MinisterTony BlairPreceded byBeverley Hugh…
Parliamentary offices · 1
Des Browne → Parliamentary offices Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalLife peerage 22 July 2010 – 23 February 2026Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock and LoudounIn office 1 May 1997 –…
Party · 1
Des Browne → Scottish Labour

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Des BrowneAlma materUniversity of Glasgow1.00infobox
Des BrowneBorn(1952-03-22) 22 March 1952 (age 74) Stevenston, Scotland1.00infobox
Des BrowneChancellorGordon Brown1.00infobox
Des BrowneJunior ministerial officesJunior ministerial offices Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and CounterterrorismIn office 1 April 2004 – 6 May 2005Prime MinisterTony BlairPreceded byBeverley Hugh…1.00infobox
Des BrowneParliamentary officesParliamentary offices Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalLife peerage 22 July 2010 – 23 February 2026Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock and LoudounIn office 1 May 1997 –…1.00infobox
Des BrownePartyScottish Labour1.00infobox
Des BrownePreceded byDouglas Alexander1.00infobox
Des BrownePreceded byJohn Reid1.00infobox
Des BrownePreceded byPaul Boateng1.00infobox
Des BrownePreceded byBeverley Hughes1.00infobox
Des BrownePreceded byNick Brown1.00infobox
Des BrownePreceded byGeorge Howarth1.00infobox
Des BrownePreceded byWilliam McKelvey1.00infobox
Des BrownePrime MinisterGordon Brown1.00infobox
Des BrownePrime MinisterTony Blair Gordon Brown1.00infobox
Des BrownePrime MinisterTony Blair1.00infobox
Des BrowneSucceeded byJim Murphy1.00infobox
Des BrowneSucceeded byJohn Hutton1.00infobox
Des BrowneSucceeded byStephen Timms .mw-parser-output .cisb-header{line-height:normal;padding:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cisb-table{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .cisb-table.cisb-last{margin-bottom:-0.4…1.00infobox
Des BrowneSucceeded byTony McNulty1.00infobox
Des BrowneSucceeded byJane Kennedy1.00infobox
Des BrowneSucceeded byJohn Spellar1.00infobox
Des BrowneSucceeded byCathy Jamieson1.00infobox

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