biography
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Cunningham, Jack
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popular name of John Cunningham
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1939– )
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| biography:
| British statesman, born in Felling, Durham, NE England, UK. Educated at Jarrow and Durham, he was a university lecturer and full-time trade union official before becoming a Labour MP (1970– ). He was minister for energy (1976–9) in the Callaghan government before holding a number of shadow posts under a succession of party leaders. In the Blair government he became minister of agriculture (1997–8) before becoming minister for the cabinet office and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1998-9). His abrasive manner and his ability to bring colleagues to heel led to his nickname as ‘the cabinet enforcer’. |
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