Paul Boateng

The Lord Boateng
Official portrait, 2020
British High Commissioner to South Africa
In office
14 March 2005 – 26 April 2009
MonarchElizabeth II
President
Preceded byAnn Grant
Succeeded byNicola Brewer
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office
29 May 2002 – 5 May 2005
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byAndrew Smith
Succeeded byDes Browne
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
8 June 2001 – 28 May 2002
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byStephen Timms
Succeeded byRuth Kelly
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
27 October 1998 – 8 June 2001
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byAlun Michael
Succeeded byJohn Denham
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People
In office
4 May 1997 – 27 October 1998
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byAlistair Burt
Succeeded byMargaret Hodge
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
1 July 2010
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Brent South
In office
11 June 1987 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byLaurie Pavitt
Succeeded byDawn Butler
Personal details
Born (1951-06-14) 14 June 1951 (age 73)
Hackney Central, London, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Janet, Lady Boateng
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Bristol

Paul Yaw Boateng, Baron Boateng, CVO, PC, DL (born 14 June 1951) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent South from 1987 to 2005, becoming the UK's first Black Cabinet Minister in May 2002, when he was appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Following his departure from the House of Commons, he served as the British High Commissioner to South Africa from March 2005 to May 2009. He was introduced as a member of the House of Lords on 1 July 2010.[1]

  1. ^ "Queen of England Elevates Paul Boateng". GhanaWeb. 30 November 2001. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2013.