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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Des Browne MP
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Ministers of State for Immigration of the United Kingdom
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He started his legal career in 1974 as an apprentice
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Royal Navy personnel captured by Iran in spring 2007
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848:. He received the additional responsibilities of
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810:in 2004 as the minister with responsibility for
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1966:Defence Secretaries of the United Kingdom
1324:contributions in Parliament by Des Browne
1139:"Members: Lord Desmond Browne of Ladyton"
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677:from 1988 to 1992. He was admitted as an
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1346:Speech on Afghanistan September 2006
1203:from the original on 3 December 2010
351:11 June 2001 – 13 June 2003
299:13 June 2003 – 1 April 2004
124:5 May 2006 – 3 October 2008
3195:Members of the Faculty of Advocates
3185:Alumni of the University of Glasgow
1250:Corera, Gordon (10 December 2008).
1164:Borger, Julian (8 September 2009).
907:Activities after leaving government
751:. In 2000 he became the PPS to the
608:from 2007 to 2008. A member of the
467:1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
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3260:Life peers created by Elizabeth II
1465:Minister of State for Immigration,
1375:TheyWorkForYou.com - Des Browne MP
1278:"Sri Lanka rejects UK's new envoy"
1066:from the original on 30 March 2009
1014:from the original on 27 March 2009
881:on 22 July 2010, taking the title
833:on 5 May 2006. An advocate of the
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3245:21st-century Scottish politicians
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2813:Minister of State for Immigration
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2293:Secretaries of State for Scotland
2277:Secretaries of State for Scotland
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1258:from the original on 28 July 2011
1252:"Group seeks nuclear weapons ban"
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1145:from the original on 26 July 2011
1060:"MPs back 24-week abortion limit"
901:St Catharine's College, Cambridge
782:in Edinburgh during December 2007
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1503:Chief Secretary to the Treasury
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820:Chief Secretary to the Treasury
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734:Parliamentary Private Secretary
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606:Secretary of State for Scotland
168:Chief Secretary to the Treasury
58:Secretary of State for Scotland
2663:Secretary of State for Defence
1530:Secretary of State for Defence
1280:. BBC News. 13 February 2009.
1232:. 29 June 2009. Archived from
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590:Cabinet of the United Kingdom
3255:21st-century Roman Catholics
3250:20th-century Roman Catholics
1678:Baroness Ashton of Upholland
1334:Speech on Iraq November 2006
1195:Des Browne (November 2010).
418:Member of the House of Lords
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1887:Baroness Scotland of Asthal
1798:Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
1485:Citizenship and Nationality
1197:Current NATO Nuclear Policy
1088:. BBC News. 25 January 2010
1010:. BBC News. 15 April 2007.
916:founder and philanthropist
899:He is a Fellow Commoner of
843:Chancellor of the Exchequer
824:member of the Privy Council
224:Junior ministerial offices
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1584:The Lord Allan of Hallam
1363:14 February 2007 at the
709:. He was elected to the
632:Early life and education
1596:Baron Browne of Ladyton
1351:9 December 2006 at the
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883:Baron Browne of Ladyton
800:Northern Ireland Office
757:Northern Ireland Office
675:Law Society of Scotland
47:Official portrait, 2022
3180:People from Kilwinning
1831:Also attended meetings
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455:Kilmarnock and Loudoun
407:Parliamentary offices
1306:Des Browne MP website
1008:"Profile: Des Browne"
930:He is a signatory of
829:Browne was appointed
816:2005 general election
802:. He was promoted to
794:'s government as the
788:2001 general election
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719:1997 general election
699:1992 general election
689:Browne contested the
650:University of Glasgow
568:University of Glasgow
2409:Thomas McKinnon Wood
1422:Member of Parliament
1380:Des Browne's article
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981:. 27 November 2009.
874:on 25 January 2010.
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711:Faculty of Advocates
685:Parliamentary career
614:Member of Parliament
450:Member of Parliament
26:The Right Honourable
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2389:Balfour of Burleigh
2058:Sir Walter Monckton
770:Government minister
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