Liam Byrne
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The Right Honourable Liam Byrne MP |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
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In office 20 January 2011 – 7 October 2013 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Douglas Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Reeves |
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | |
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In office 8 October 2010 – 20 January 2011 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Tessa Jowell |
| Succeeded by | Tessa Jowell |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010 |
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| Leader |
Harriet Harman (Acting) Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Philip Hammond |
| Succeeded by | Angela Eagle |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Chancellor | Alistair Darling |
| Preceded by | Yvette Cooper |
| Succeeded by | David Laws |
| Minister for the Cabinet Office | |
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In office 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Ed Miliband |
| Succeeded by | Tessa Jowell |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Ed Miliband |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon |
| Minister for the West Midlands | |
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In office 28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ian Austin |
| Minister of State for Borders and Immigration | |
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In office 22 May 2006 – 3 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Tony McNulty (Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality) |
| Succeeded by | Phil Woolas |
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Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill |
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Assumed office 15 July 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Terry Davis |
| Majority | 23,362 (56.9%) |
| Personal details | |
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2 October 1970 Warrington, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Byrne |
| Alma mater |
University of Manchester Harvard University |
| Website |
Official website parliament..liam-byrne |
Liam Dominic Byrne (born 2 October 1970) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Hodge Hill since 2004.
He served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in Gordon Brown's Government.
Byrne was born in Warrington and was educated at Burnt Mill School in Harlow. He completed his A levels at The Hertfordshire and Essex High School in Bishop's Stortford. He went on to study at the University of Manchester, where he obtained a first class honours degree in Politics and Modern History and was elected the Communications Officer of the University of Manchester Students' Union. He also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
Before his election to Parliament he worked for the multi-national consulting firm Accenture and merchant bankers N M Rothschild & Sons, before co-founding a venture-backed technology company, e-Government Solutions Group, in 2000. Between 1996 and 1997 he advised the Labour Party on the re-organisation of its Millbank headquarters, and helped lead Labour's business campaign under the 'New Labour' scheme.
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