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The Right Honourable Stephen James Dorrell (born March 25, 1952) is an English politician and Conservative Member of Parliament for Charnwood. He is a member of the Privy Council, and a patron of the Tory Reform Group. Jump to: navigation, search March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Charnwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... The Tory Reform Group (TRG) is a group within the United Kingdoms Conservative Party, that uphold the One Nation Tory vision, which they describe as being the promotion of: Social justice Political progress Prosperity for all It is a common misconception that the TRG is pro-European. ...


He became MP for Loughborough in 1979, and became a government whip in 1987. In 1990 he was made a junior Health minister, and then Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1992 to 1994. He was Secretary of State for National Heritage until 1995, then became Secretary of State for Health until the end of the Conservative administration. With a boundary change in the 1997 election, he moved with his key rural voters into the new Charnwood Constituency), Loughborough itself being lost to Andy Reed of Labour. Loughborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about various offices in the government of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is a UK cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Minister of Health redirects here. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Charnwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Andrew John Reed (born 17 September 1964) is a British Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for the Loughborough constituency. ...


He launched a bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1997 but withdrew before the first ballot when it became clear his support amongst Conservative MPs was negligible. Instead he threw his support behind Kenneth Clarke's bid. Under William Hague he became shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment, but left the shadow cabinet in 1998. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Kenneth Clarke, the British politician. ... William Hague The Right Honourable William Jefferson Hague (born March 26, 1961) is a British politician and former leader of the Conservative Party. ... The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Opposition Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster System of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition (or the leader of other smaller opposition parties) form an alternative cabinet to the governments, whose... The Secretary of State for Education and Skills is the chief minister of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom government. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...


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Preceded by:
Peter Brooke		 Secretary of State for National Heritage
1994–1995		 Succeeded by:
Virginia Bottomley
Preceded by:
Virginia Bottomley		 Secretary of State for Health
1995–1997		 Succeeded by:
Frank Dobson

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Stephen Dorrell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (218 words)
The Right Honourable Stephen James Dorrell (born March 25, 1952) is an English politician and Conservative Member of Parliament for Charnwood.
He is a member of the Privy Council, and a patron of the Tory Reform Group.
Under William Hague he became shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment, but left the shadow cabinet in 1998.
BBC Online - On The Record - Interviews (3061 words)
DORRELL: Well the jargon got in the way of an understanding of what it was we were seeking to do, which is to ensure a bigger voice for a parent in choosing what type of school their child goes to.
DORRELL: But anybody knows that there is a choice for a traveller whether to use the railway, and what's actually happening is that as the services are being improved the prospect is being created of bringing people back to the railways in competition with buses and cars and other forms of transport.
DORRELL: No, it's actually motivated by exactly the thing we were discussing a few moments ago, which is the commitment to focus state activity on the thing which is unavoidably, in my view in a modern world, something that we need to engage the taxpayer in and that is health, education services.
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