Jack Straw
Also known as John Whitaker Straw
British politician (born 1946)
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- Stop Whining and Start Writing
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Acting · Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England, UK
John Whitaker Straw is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1979 to 2015. Straw served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
Known for
- Hillsborough — Self (archive Footage)2016
- The Judge and the General — Self - British Home Secretary (archive footage)2008
- Blair: The Inside Story — Self2007
- Ministry of Truth — Self2007
- Blair: The Inside Story — Self2007
- The Queen at 80 — Self2006
- How to Be Home Secretary — Self1999
- HARDtalk1997
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Member of Parliament for Blackburn In office 3 May 1979 – 30 March 2015 Preceded byBarbara Castle Succeeded byKate Hollern
Personal details BornJohn Whitaker Straw (1946-08-03) 3 August 1946 79) Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England
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1946 birthsAlumni of the University of LeedsBritish ChristiansBritish secretaries of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairsEnglish AnglicansEnglish barristersEnglish people of Jewish descentLabour Party (UK) MPs for English constituenciesLeaders of the House of Commons of the United KingdomLiving peopleLord chancellors of Great Britain