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John Hutton (Labour MP)

The Right Honourable
The Lord Hutton of Furness
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Secretary of State for Defence
In office
3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Preceded by Des Browne
Succeeded by Bob Ainsworth
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
In office
28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Preceded by Alistair Darling (Trade and Industry)
Succeeded by The Lord Mandelson
President of the Board of Trade
In office
28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008
Preceded by Alistair Darling
Succeeded by The Lord Mandelson
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office
2 November 2005 – 27 June 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by David Blunkett
Succeeded by Peter Hain
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
6 May 2005 – 2 November 2005
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Alan Milburn
Succeeded by Jim Murphy (Acting)
Minister of State for Health
In office
11 October 1999 – 6 May 2005
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Tessa Jowell
Succeeded by Jane Kennedy
Parliamentary under-Secretary of State for Health
In office
27 October 1998 – 11 October 1999
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Paul Boateng
Succeeded by Yvette Cooper
Member of Parliament
for Barrow and Furness
In office
10 April 1992 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by Cecil Franks
Succeeded by John Woodcock
Personal details
Born (1955-05-06) 6 May 1955 (age 61)
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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