The Lord Mandelson | |
|---|---|
 Mandelson in 2009 | |
| First Secretary of State | |
| In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | John Prescott[a] |
| Succeeded by | William Hague |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon |
| Succeeded by | Nick Clegg |
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills[b] President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 3 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | John Hutton |
| Succeeded by | Vince Cable |
| In office 27 July 1998 – 23 December 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Margaret Beckett |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Byers |
| European Commissioner for Trade | |
| In office 22 November 2004 – 3 October 2008 | |
| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Pascal Lamy |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Ashton |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 11 October 1999 – 24 January 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Mo Mowlam |
| Succeeded by | John Reid |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 27 July 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Brian Mawhinney |
| Succeeded by | Charles Clarke |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2008 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Hartlepool | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 8 September 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Leadbitter |
| Succeeded by | Iain Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Benjamin Mandelson 21 October 1953 Hendon, Middlesex, England |
| Political party | |
| Other political affiliations | Young Communist League[1] |
| Spouse |
Reinaldo Avila da Silva
(m. 2023) |
| Relatives | Herbert Morrison (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | St Catherine's College, Oxford |
| Signature |  |
Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson PC (born 21 October 1953), is a British Labour Party politician who served as First Secretary of State from 2009 to 2010. He was President of the Board of Trade in 1998 and from 2008 to 2010, and the European Commissioner for Trade between 2004 and 2008.[2] He is the president of international think tank Policy Network, honorary president of the Great Britain–China Centre, and chairman of strategic advisory firm Global Counsel.[3] Mandelson is often referred to as a Blairite. Mandelson became a member of the House of Lords in 2008.
From 1985 to 1990, Mandelson served as Labour's Director of Communications. He was one of the first to whom the term "spin doctor" was applied and gained the nickname "the Prince of Darkness" because of his "ruthlessness" and "media savvy".[4] He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004, and held a number of Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.[5]
Mandelson was one of several key people responsible for the rebranding of the Labour Party as New Labour before its victory in the 1997 general election.[6][7] He was twice forced to resign from the Cabinet before leaving Parliament to take up an appointment as a European Commissioner. He later rejoined the Cabinet for a third time after being created a life peer, sitting on the Labour benches in the House of Lords. He is the only person to have held the position of First Secretary of State as a Peer.[8] Mandelson has been described as having a "significant influence" on the office of Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and as a "core part" of his network.[9][10]
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- ^ Tempest, Matthew (12 August 2004). "Mandelson takes EU trade job". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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- ^ Swaine, Jon (3 October 2008). "Peter Mandelson profile: The Prince of Darkness returns". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Lord Mandelson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Profile: Peter Mandelson". BBC News. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ Freedland, Jonathan (29 April 2017). "'What do we do now?': the New Labour landslide, 20 years on". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Baron Mandelson joins the Lords". BBC News. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ Savage, Michael (26 September 2021). "Old faces of New Labour in Keir Starmer's inner circle". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Mason, Rowena; Crerar, Pippa (7 October 2023). "Who's who in Keir Starmer's reshaped top team?". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2024.