Richard Caborn

Richard Caborn
Caborn in 2005
Minister for Sport
In office
7 June 2001 – 28 June 2007
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byKate Hoey
Succeeded byGerry Sutcliffe
Minister of State for Trade
In office
28 July 1999 – 7 June 2001
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byBrian Wilson
Succeeded byThe Baroness Symons
Minister of State for Regions, Regeneration and Planning
In office
2 May 1997 – 28 July 1999
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNick Raynsford
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament
for Sheffield Central
In office
10 June 1983 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byPaul Blomfield
Member of the European Parliament
for Sheffield
In office
7 June 1979 – 14 June 1984
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBob Cryer
Personal details
Born
Richard George Caborn

(1943-10-06) 6 October 1943 (age 81)
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Political partyLabour
SpouseMargaret Hayes
Alma materSheffield Polytechnic
OccupationMember of Parliament

Richard George Caborn (born 6 October 1943) is a British politician who served as Minister of Sport from 2001 to 2007 and later as the prime minister's ambassador for England's 2018 FIFA World Cup bid. He previously served as a junior minister in the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions and Department of Trade and Industry. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central from 1983 to 2010.