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Mike O'Brien (UK politician)

The Right Honourable
Mike O'Brien
QC
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Minister of State for Health Services
In office
8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Preceded by Ben Bradshaw
Succeeded by Simon Burns
Minister of State for Energy
In office
5 October 2008 – 8 June 2009
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Preceded by Office Created
Succeeded by Joan Ruddock
Minister of State for Pensions
In office
27 June 2007 – 5 October 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Preceded by James Purnell
Succeeded by Rosie Winterton
Solicitor General for England and Wales
In office
11 May 2005 – 27 June 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Harriet Harman
Succeeded by Vera Baird
Minister of State for Trade and Industry
In office
10 September 2004 – 11 May 2005
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Nigel Griffiths
Succeeded by Ian McCartney
Minister of State for Trade
In office
13 June 2003 – 10 September 2004
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Elizabeth Symons
Succeeded by Douglas Alexander
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
29 May 2002 – 13 June 2003
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Ben Bradshaw
Succeeded by Chris Mullin
Minister of State for Immigration
In office
2 May 1997 – 8 June 2001
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Emily Blatch
Succeeded by Barbara Roche
Member of Parliament
for North Warwickshire
In office
9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by Francis Maude
Succeeded by Daniel Byles
Majority 7,553 (16.1%)
Personal details
Born (1954-06-19) 19 June 1954 (age 62)
Worcester, England
Nationality British
Political party Labour
Spouse(s) Alison Joy Munro
Alma mater North Staffordshire Polytechnic
Religion Roman Catholic
Website Official site

Michael O'Brien QC (born 19 June 1954) is a British lawyer and former Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire from 1992 to 2010, serving in a number of cabinet posts. In the May 2010 general election, he lost his North Warwickshire constituency to Dan Byles, the Conservative Party candidate by 54 votes. O'Brien was re-selected as Labour's candidate in North Warwickshire for the 2015 general election in June 2013, but was defeated again by the new Conservative Party candidate Craig Tracey.

O'Brien attended a Roman Catholic primary school, St George's and later attended Blessed Edward Oldcorne School (Worcester). He studied for a BA in History and Politics at North Staffordshire Polytechnic, then gained a PGCE. From 1977-80, he was a trainee solicitor, then trained as a teacher from 1980-1. He lectured in Business Law at Colchester College of Further and Higher Education from 1981-87. From 1987-92, he practised as a solicitor specialising in criminal law including handling cases of murder and City fraud and acted for a major defendant in the Knightsbridge Security Deposit robbery. He became a Queen's Counsel in 2007.


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