Des Browne

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Des Browne
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Des Browne (Lord Browne of Ladyton) is a former Labour Chief Secretary to the Treasury (May 2005 - May 2006), Secretary of State for Defence (May 2006 - Oct 2008), and Scottish Secretary (Jun 2007 - Oct 2008).[1]

Browne was awarded a peerage in the dissolution honours list on 28 May 2010.[2]

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  1. Des Browne: Electoral history and profile, guardian.co.uk, accessed 28 May 2010.
  2. Peerages, honours and appointments, number10.gov.uk, 28 May 2010.
  3. Geoffrey Levy, Tony's cronies and snouts in the trough: How one-time Labour bigwigs are raking it in thanks to the private sector, 10th June 2011, accessed 14 June 2011
  4. 4.0 4.1 Twelfth Report 2010-2011 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 3 December 2014