Mike O'Brien (UK politician)
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The Right Honourable Mike O'Brien QC |
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| Minister of State for Health Services | |
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In office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Ben Bradshaw |
| Succeeded by | Simon Burns |
| Minister of State for Energy | |
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In office 5 October 2008 – 8 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Joan Ruddock |
| Minister of State for Pensions | |
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In office 27 June 2007 – 5 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | James Purnell |
| Succeeded by | Rosie Winterton |
| Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
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In office 11 May 2005 – 27 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Harriet Harman |
| Succeeded by | Vera Baird |
| Minister of State for Trade and Industry | |
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In office 10 September 2004 – 11 May 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Nigel Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Ian McCartney |
| Minister of State for Trade | |
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In office 13 June 2003 – 10 September 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Symons |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Alexander |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 29 May 2002 – 13 June 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Ben Bradshaw |
| Succeeded by | Chris Mullin |
| Minister of State for Immigration | |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 8 June 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Emily Blatch |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Roche |
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Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Maude |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Byles |
| Majority | 7,553 (16.1%) |
| Personal details | |
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19 June 1954 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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