John Hutton
Background
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]
External Links
- ^ BBC News "Profile: John Hutton", November 3, 2005
- ^ BBC News "John Hutton", February 10, 2005
- ^The Times, "The Nuclear Cabinet", November 23, 2005; not accessable online