John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness
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The Right Honourable The Lord Hutton of Furness PC |
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| Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Des Browne |
| Succeeded by | Bob Ainsworth |
| Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | |
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In office 28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Alistair Darling (Trade and Industry) |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Mandelson |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
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In office 28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Alistair Darling |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Mandelson |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
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In office 2 November 2005 – 27 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | David Blunkett |
| Succeeded by | Peter Hain |
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Minister for the Cabinet Office Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
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In office 6 May 2005 – 2 November 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | David Miliband |
| Succeeded by | Jim Murphy (Acting) |
| Minister of State for Health | |
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In office 11 October 1999 – 6 May 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Tessa Jowell |
| Succeeded by | Jane Kennedy |
| Parliamentary under-Secretary of State for Health | |
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In office 27 October 1998 – 11 October 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Paul Boateng |
| Succeeded by | Yvette Cooper |
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Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness |
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In office 10 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Cecil Franks |
| Succeeded by | John Woodcock |
| Personal details | |
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6 May 1955 Westcliff-on-Sea, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
John Matthew Patrick Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness (born 6 May 1955) is a British Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Barrow and Furness from 1992 to 2010 and served in a number of Cabinet offices, including Defence Secretary and Business Secretary. He is now the Chairman of the Royal United Services Institute.
Hutton was born 6 May 1955, in London, though his family moved to Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex when he was 8. He was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he joined the Conservative, Liberal and Labour Associations and gained a BA in 1976 and a BCL 1978. He worked for a year as a bus driver. For two years he was a legal adviser to the CBI. From 1980–81, he was a research associate for Templeton College, Oxford. He went on to become a senior law lecturer at the Newcastle Polytechnic from 1981–92 before turning back to politics.
Hutton first stood for election in the Penrith and the Borders seat in 1987. Two years later, he also failed to be elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Cumbria and North Lancashire region. His election to the Barrow and Furness seat in the 1992 general election saw him replace Cecil Franks as MP with a majority of 3,578. His majority increased to 14,497 in the Labour landslide of the 1997 Election.
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