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Honourable Mike O'Brien MP |
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Assumed office 8 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
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| Preceded by | Ben Bradshaw |
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In office 5 October 2008 – 8 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | New Department |
| Succeeded by | Joan Ruddock |
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In office 28 June 2007 – 5 October 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Unknown |
| Succeeded by | Rosie Winterton |
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In office 11 May 2005 – 28 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Harriet Harman |
| Succeeded by | Vera Baird |
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Member of
Parliament
for North Warwickshire |
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Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Maude |
| Majority | 7,553 (16.1%) |
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| Born | 19 June 1954 Worcester, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Alison Joy Munro |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Official site |
Michael O'Brien (born 19 June, 1954) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire since 1992, and currently serves in the Government as the Minister of State for Health Services.
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He went to the Catholic St George's School then Blessed Edward Oldcorne School in Worcester. He studied for a BA in History and Politics at North Staffordshire Polytechnic, then gained a PGCE. From 1977-80, he was a trainee solicitor, then worked as a teacher from 1980-1. He lectured in Law at Colchester College of Further and Higher Education from 1981-7. From 1987-92, he was a solicitor.
He contested Ruislip Northwood in 1983, and North Warwickshire in 1987.
He is the Member of Parliament for the West Midlands constituency of North Warwickshire. He has held the seat since being first elected at the 1992 general election, defeating the Conservative incumbent Francis Maude.
He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs from 1997 to 2001, then at the Foreign Office from 2002 to 2003. He was then appointed Minister for Trade, serving until 9 September 2004, when he became Minister of State for E-commerce, Energy & Competitiveness at the Department for Trade and Industry. In 2005 he replaced Harriet Harman as Solicitor General.
On 29 June 2007 he moved to be the Minister of State for Pension Reform in the Department for Work and Pensions under Secretary of State Peter Hain. On 5 October 2008, he was moved to be Minister of State for Energy in the newly created Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Mike O'Brien has held the following positions:
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| Preceded by Francis Maude |
Member of
Parliament for North Warwickshire 1992–present |
Incumbent |
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| Preceded by Harriet Harman |
Solicitor General
for England and Wales 2005–2007 |
Succeeded by Vera Baird |
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| Preceded by Unknown |
Minister of
State for Work and
Pensions 2007-2008 |
Succeeded by Rosie Winterton |
| Preceded by New Department |
Minister of State
for Energy 2008 - 2009 |
Succeeded by Joan Ruddock |
| Preceded by Ben Bradshaw |
Minister for Health
Services 2009–present |
Incumbent |
   | TheyWorkForYou.com - Mike O'Brien MP - Mike O'Brien MP, North Warwickshire (TheyWorkForYou.com) |
| | Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Michael O'Brien MP - Michael O'Brien: Electoral history and profile | Politics | guardian.co.uk |
| | Department for Work and Pensions - Official Biography - Sorry, that page cannot be found - Department of Work and Pensions |
| | Accusing Home Office of racism in April 2000 - BBC News | UK POLITICS | Row over Home Office 'racism' |
| | St George's School - Worcester news coverage. Stay in touch with updated daily news stories from The Worcester News |
| | UK embracing E-commerce in November 2004 - BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | UK firms 'embracing e-commerce' |
| | BBC Politics page - BBC NEWS | Politics | Find Your MP | Warwickshire North | Michael O'Brien |
| | 24 hour drinking in May 2001 - BBC News | UK POLITICS | Minister calls time on drinking laws |
| | Pension reform in July 2007 - BBC NEWS | Business | Minister tips more pension reform |
| | Meeting Colonel Gaddafi in August 2002 - BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | UK minister meets Gaddafi |
| | Wave Hub plan in Cornwall in November 2004 - BBC NEWS | UK | England | Cornwall | Minister briefed on Wave Hub plan |
| | Accusing the Fire Service of racism in September 1999 - BBC News | UK | Fire service 'sexist, racist and homophobic' |
| | Blessed Edward Oldcorne School - Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College |
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