Richard Caborn
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The Right Honourable Richard Caborn |
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| Minister for Sport | |
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In office 7 June 2001 – 28 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Kate Hoey |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Sutcliffe |
| Minister for Trade | |
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In office 20 October 1999 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Stephen Byers |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Hewitt |
| Minister for the Environment | |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 20 October 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | John Gummer |
| Succeeded by | Nick Raynsford |
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Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central |
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In office 10 June 1983 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Paul Blomfield |
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Member of the European Parliament for Sheffield |
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In office 7 June 1979 – 14 June 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Bob Cryer |
| Personal details | |
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6 October 1943 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour (Suspended) |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Hayes |
| Alma mater | Sheffield Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Richard George Caborn (born 6 October 1943) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central from 1983 to 2010. Caborn was a member of the Government for ten years, serving as the Minister of Sport from 2001 to 2007. He was later appointed by Gordon Brown as the Prime Minister's Ambassador for England's 2018 World Cup Bid.
Richard Caborn was born in Sheffield and was educated at the Hurlfield Secondary Modern Boys School until 1958 (now Sheffield Springs Academy since September 2006, became comprehensive in 1966) on East Bank Road, Intake in Sheffield; Granville College of Further Education (now Castle College, part of Sheffield College); and Sheffield Polytechnic (now Sheffield Hallam University), where he qualified as an engineer. He began an engineering apprenticeship in 1959 and became a convenor of shop stewards at Firth Brown in 1967 where he worked as a fitter. He was elected as the Vice President of Sheffield Trades Council between 1968–1979. He became a governor of the BBC for three years in 1975. He is a member of the Co-operative Party and of Amicus (formerly AEEU).
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