Alan Milburn | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Chancellor of Lancaster University | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Bonington |
| Chair of the Social Mobility Commission | |
| In office 10 July 2012 – 2 December 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Dame Martina Milburn |
| Minister for the Cabinet Office Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 8 September 2004 – 6 May 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Douglas Alexander |
| Succeeded by | John Hutton |
| Secretary of State for Health | |
| In office 11 October 1999 – 13 June 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Frank Dobson |
| Succeeded by | John Reid |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| 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 | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Fallon |
| Succeeded by | Jenny Chapman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1958 Whitehaven, Cumberland, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Lancaster University |
Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958) is a British politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Darlington from 1992 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he served for five years in the Cabinet, first as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1998 to 1999, and subsequently as Secretary of State for Health until 2003, when he resigned. He briefly rejoined the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in order to manage Labour's 2005 re-election campaign. He did not seek re-election in the 2010 election. Milburn was chair of the Social Mobility Commission from 2012 to 2017. Since 2015, he has been Chancellor of Lancaster University.