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| + | John Hutton has been Labour MP for Barrow and Furness since 1992 | ||
| − | Hutton was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys, in Essex, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He became a law lecturer at Northumbria University, before being elected the MP for Barrow and Furness in 1992. He is a friend and former flatmate of key Blair ally Alan Milburn. He was appointed Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in June 2007. | + | Hutton was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys, in Essex, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He became a law lecturer at Northumbria University, before being elected the MP for Barrow and Furness in 1992. He is a friend and former flatmate of key Blair ally Alan Milburn. He was appointed Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in June 2007.<ref>BBC News [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4402834.stm "Profile: John Hutton"], November 3, 2005.</ref> |
==Pro-Nuclear Defender== | ==Pro-Nuclear Defender== | ||
| − | Seen as a keen defender of local industries including Britain's nuclear Trident programme | + | Seen as a keen defender of local industries including Britain's nuclear Trident programme.<ref>BBC News [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/15.stm "John Hutton"], February 10, 2005</ref> Described by ''The Times'' as a "Champion of the nuclear industry" within the Cabinet.<ref>"The Nuclear Cabinet", ''The Times'', November 23, 2005; not accessable online</ref> |
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[[category:Individuals linked to the push for nuclear|Hutton, John]] | [[category:Individuals linked to the push for nuclear|Hutton, John]] | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 4 March 2009
Background
John Hutton has been Labour MP for Barrow and Furness since 1992
Hutton was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys, in Essex, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He became a law lecturer at Northumbria University, before being elected the MP for Barrow and Furness in 1992. He is a friend and former flatmate of key Blair ally Alan Milburn. He was appointed Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in June 2007.[1]
Pro-Nuclear Defender
Seen as a keen defender of local industries including Britain's nuclear Trident programme.[2] Described by The Times as a "Champion of the nuclear industry" within the Cabinet.[3]
References
- ↑ BBC News "Profile: John Hutton", November 3, 2005.
- ↑ BBC News "John Hutton", February 10, 2005
- ↑ "The Nuclear Cabinet", The Times, November 23, 2005; not accessable online
