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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
- This Morning — Self1988
- Informe especial — Self - Former British Foreign Minister1984
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Gordon Brown
- Preceded by
- The Lord Falconer of Thoroton
- Succeeded by
- Kenneth Clarke
- Leader
- Harriet Harman (acting)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Buckhurst Hill
- Occupation
- judge
- Position held
- Lord Privy Seal
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Image
- Jack Straw 2.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- Jack Straw
- date of birth
- 1946-08-03
- name in native language
- Jack Straw
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
- candidacy in election
- 1997 United Kingdom general election
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- Jack Straw
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Encyclopedic overview
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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