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Encyclopedia > Alan Milburn
The Rt Hon Alan Milburn MP

In office
8 September 2004 – 6 May 2005
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Douglas Alexander
Succeeded by John Hutton
In office
11 October 1999 – 13 June 2003
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Frank Dobson
Succeeded by John Reid
In office
23 December 1998 – 11 October 1999
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Stephen Byers
Succeeded by Andrew Smith
Member of Parliament
for Darlington
Incumbent
Assumed office 
9 April 1992
Preceded by Michael Fallon
Succeeded by Incumbent
Born 27 January 1958 (1958-01-27) (age 49)
Tow Law, County Durham
Nationality British
Political party Labour
Alma mater Lancaster University

Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958, Tow Law, County Durham) is a British politician. He is Labour MP for Darlington, and served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health until he resigned citing lack of balance with his family life, and rejoined it as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for oversight of Labour's 2005 re-election campaign. The Right Honourable (abbreviated The Rt Hon. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Image File history File links Alan_Milburn. ... The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the British government. ... 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Early Life

Milburn was born in the County Durham village Tow Law and grew up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne where he attended John Marley School and Stokesley Comprehensive School. He is from a working class background. County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Newcastle upon Tyne (usually shortened to Newcastle) is a large city in Tyne and Wear, England. ... Statistics Population: 4750 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ524087 Administration District: Hambleton Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (North Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ...


He went on to Lancaster University, where he is reported to have been a supporter of Leon Trotsky's ideas. After leaving university, he returned to Newcastle where, with Martin Spence, he operated a small radical bookshop in the Westgate Road, called Days of Hope (the shop was given the Spoonerised nickname Haze of Dope). From there he worked as a co-ordinator at the Trade Union Studies Information Unit. Lancaster University (officially the University of Lancaster) is a collegiate campus university in Lancaster, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


From 1988, Milburn co-ordinated a campaign to defend shipbuilding in Sunderland, and was elected as Chairman of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Constituency Labour Party. In 1990 he was appointed as a Business Development Officer for North Tyneside Borough Council and elected as President of the North East Region of the MSF Trade Union. Meanwhile, he won the seat of Darlington in the 1992 general election. The Wearmouth Bridge Sunderland (pronounced: , or ) is a city in North East England which was formerly a county borough, and is now part of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. ... North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the North East of England, part of the Tyne and Wear urban area centred on Newcastle and formerly part of Northumberland. ... Manufacturing, Science and Finance was a trade union in Britain. ... A trade union or labor union is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ...


Member of Parliament

In Parliament, Milburn allied himself with the Blairite 'modernisers' in the Labour Party, becoming close to Tony Blair who sat for the next-door constituency of Sedgefield. This led to his appointment as Minister of State at the Department of Health when Labour came into government in 1997, an important post in which he had responsibility for driving through Private Finance Initiative deals on hospitals. In the reshuffle caused by Peter Mandelson's resignation on December 23, 1998, Milburn was promoted to the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... For other uses, see Sedgefield (disambiguation). ... The Private Finance Initiative specifies a method, developed initially by the United Kingdom government, to provide financial support for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) between the public and private sectors. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a junior position in the British Cabinet. ...


In government

He became Secretary of State for Health in October 1999, with responsibility for continuing the reduction in waiting times and delivering modernisation in the National Health Service. The government increased expenditure on the NHS, although the public was sceptical over claims of improved performance. Milburn was thought to be a candidate for promotion within the Government, but on the day of a reshuffle (June 12, 2003) he announced his resignation. He cited the difficulties combining family life in North-East England with a demanding job in London as his reason for quitting. Minister of Health redirects here. ... , the information in this article describes the current English public health service. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Backbenches

While on the backbenches he continued to be a strong supporter of Tony Blair's policies, especially his continued policy of increased private involvement in public service provision. He returned to government in September 2004, with the title of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was brought back to lead the Labour Party's campaign in the 2005 general election, but the unsuccessful start to the campaign led to Alan Milburn taking a back seat, with Gordon Brown returning to take a very prominent role. On election night he announced he would be leaving the Cabinet for a second time, although rumours persist that he might yet challenge Brown for the succession, On the 10 April 2006 The Sun newspaper reported that Alan Milburn is still unsure whether to enter the leadership election when Tony Blair leaves office. The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... For other people with the same name, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... Look up sun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Possible Leadership Contender

On 8 September 2006, after Tony Blair had announced his intention to step down within a year, Charles Clarke suggested Milburn as leader in place of Gordon Brown. The Rt Hon. ...


On 28 February 2007, he and Charles Clarke launched The 2020 Vision, a website intended to promote policy debate in the Labour Party. The Rt Hon. ...


Despite his role as Health Secretary for four years, Alan Milburn now also holds a place on the board of PepsiCo as an advisor. Mr Milburn will be paid £25,000 for attending a handful of meetings. PepsiCo, Incorporated (NYSE: PEP) is a global American beverage and snack company. ...


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Political offices
Preceded by
Stephen Byers		 Chief Secretary to the Treasury
1998–1999		 Succeeded by
Andrew Smith
Preceded by
Frank Dobson		 Secretary of State for Health
1999–2003		 Succeeded by
John Reid
Preceded by
Douglas Alexander		 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
2004–2005		 Succeeded by
John Hutton

  Results from FactBites:
 
British General Election 2005 - SourceWatch (1674 words)
According to the Daily Telegraph, Milburn "has been told to launch a television and poster advertising blitz in the New Year and to put the party on a war footing under the campaign slogan 'Britain Is Working'".
Milburn is the architect of the Government's controversial Foundation Hospitals scheme, which critics allege is a cover for NHS privatization.
Unfortunately for Milburn, and the people of Bradford, by early 2005 the scheme already appeared to be unravelling, with an embarassing shambles at the Bradford Foundation Trust.
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