- Alan Milburn
Infobox Politician
name = The MP
office =Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
term_start = 8 September 2004
term_end = 6 May 2005
primeminister =Tony Blair
predecessor =Douglas Alexander
successor = John Hutton
office2 =Secretary of State for Health
term_start2 = 11 October 1999
term_end2 = 13 June 2003
predecessor2 =Frank Dobson
successor2 = Andrew Smith
constituency_MP4 = British
spouse =
party = Labour
relations =
children =
residence =
alma_mater =Lancaster University
occupation =
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footnotes =Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958) is a British
politician . He is Labour PartyMember of Parliament (MP) for spoonerised nickname "Haze of Dope").cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/a-friend-from-the-north-714280.html |title=A friend from the north |accessdate=2008-04-10 |last=O'Grady |first=Sean |date=2000-06-03 |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent News & Media ] From there he worked as a co-ordinator at the Trade Union Studies Information Unit.From 1988, Milburn co-ordinated a campaign to defend shipbuilding in
Sunderland , and was elected as Chairman of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Constituency Labour Party. In 1990 he was appointed as a Business Development Officer forNorth Tyneside Borough Council and elected as President of the North East Region of theManufacturing Science and Finance (MSF)Trade Union . Meanwhile, he won the seat of Darlington in the 1992 general election.Member of Parliament
In Parliament, Milburn allied himself with the
Blairite 'modernisers' in the Labour Party, becoming close toTony Blair who sat for the next-door constituency ofSedgefield . This led to his appointment as Minister of State at the Department of Health when Labour came into government in 1997, an important post in which he had responsibility for driving throughPrivate Finance Initiative deals on hospitals. In the reshuffle caused byPeter Mandelson 's resignation on 23 December 1998, Milburn was promoted to the Cabinet asChief Secretary to the Treasury .In government
He became
Secretary of State for Health in October 1999, with responsibility for continuing the reduction in waiting times and delivering modernisation in the National Health Service (NHS). The government increased expenditure on the NHS, although the public was sceptical over claims of improved performance.Fact|date=August 2008 Milburn was thought to be a candidate for promotion within the Government, but on the day of a reshuffle (12 June 2003) he announced his resignation. He cited the difficulties combining family life in North-East England with a demanding job in London as his reason for quitting.Backbenches
While on the backbenches he continued to be a strong supporter of Tony Blair's policies, especially his continued policy of increased private involvement in public service provision. He returned to government in September 2004, with the title of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was brought back to lead the Labour Party's campaign in the Progress, which is often described as a Blairite faction of the Labour Party.
Post government
Following his resignation as Secretary of State for Health (to spend more time with his family) Alan Milburn took a post for £30,000 a year as an adviser to
Bridgepoint Capital , a venture capital firm heavily involved in financing private health care firms moving into the NHS, includingAlliance Medical ,Match Group ,Medica andRobina Care Group . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3633738.stm Profile: Alan Milburn] ] He has been Member of Advisory Board ofPepsico since April 2007. [ [http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=9345102&capId=32854&previousCapId=32854&previousTitle=Pepsico%2C%20Inc. Alan Milburn: Executive Profile & Biography - BusinessWeek ] ]Possible leadership contender
On 8 September 2006, after Tony Blair had announced his intention to step down within a year,
Charles Clarke suggested Milburn as leader in place of Gordon Brown.On 28 February 2007, he and
Charles Clarke [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labourleadership/story/0,,2023324,00.html launched] The 2020 Vision, a website intended to promote policy debate in the Labour Party.In 2007 Alan Milburn worked as an advisor to
Kevin Rudd who became the first Australian Labor prime minister for 11 years. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2937101.ece]Alan Milburn now also holds a place on the board of
PepsiCo as [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,,2091070,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=19 an advisor] .References
External links
* [http://www.alanmilburn.co.uk/ Alan Milburn] official site
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-3623,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Alan Milburn MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/alan_milburn/darlington TheyWorkForYou.com - Alan Milburn MP]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_week/4996972.stm Alan Milburn on BBC One's This Week]
* [http://www.labour-network.co.uk/milburn/ Supremo] supporter site
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