David Triesman, Baron Triesman
| The Lord Triesman | |
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| Executive director - Salamanca Group | |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Chairman Advisory Board - Templewood Merchant Bank | |
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Assumed office 2010 |
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| Chairman of The Football Association | |
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In office 2008–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Geoff Thompson |
| Succeeded by | David Bernstein |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | |
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In office 2005–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Rammell |
| Succeeded by | David Lammy |
| General Secretary of the Labour Party | |
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In office 2001–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret McDonagh |
| Succeeded by | Matt Carter |
| General Secretary of the Association of University Teachers | |
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In office 1993–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Diana Warwick |
| Succeeded by | Sally Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Maxim Triesman 30 October 1943 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations |
British Communist Party |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater |
University of Essex, King's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Academic, trade unionist, Merchant Banker, Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Awards | Hon Doctorates, etc: University of Northamptonshire, London South Bank University, University of Essex, Icebreaker Award for China-UK Relations |
David Maxim Triesman, Baron Triesman (born 30 October 1943) is a British politician, Merchant Banker and former trade union leader.
Triesman is a Labour member of the House of Lords, having previously been a minister in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
A former Chairman of the Football Association, he now serves as HM Opposition (Labour) Lords Spokesman for Foreign Affairs since Cameron's Coalition Government.
Triesman (named Maxim after Maxim Gorky, the Russian author, whom his mother admired) was born into a North London Jewish community, the son of Michael Triesman, of Belarusian and Latvian descent, and Rita Triesman (née Lubran) of French descent.
Triesman was educated at the Stationers' Company's School in London, before going up to the University of Essex and subsequently the University of Cambridge, Kings College.
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