The Lord Hutton of Furness | |
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![]() Hutton in 2009 | |
Secretary of State for Defence | |
In office 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Des Browne |
Succeeded by | Bob Ainsworth |
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Alistair Darling |
Succeeded by | Peter Mandelson |
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
In office 2 November 2005 – 28 June 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | David Blunkett |
Succeeded by | Peter Hain |
Minister for the Cabinet Office Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 6 May 2005 – 2 November 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | David Miliband |
Succeeded by | Jim Murphy |
Minister of State for Health | |
In office 11 October 1999 – 6 May 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Tessa Jowell |
Succeeded by | Jane Kennedy |
Parliamentary under-Secretary of State for Health | |
In office 27 October 1998 – 11 October 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Paul Boateng |
Succeeded by | Yvette Cooper |
Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness | |
In office 10 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 | |
Preceded by | Cecil Franks |
Succeeded by | John Woodcock |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 6 May 1955
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford (BA, BCL) |
John Matthew Patrick Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, PC (born 6 May 1955) is a British politician who served in several offices in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. He was Work and Pensions Secretary from 2005 to 2007, Business Secretary from 2007 to 2008, and Defence Secretary from 2008 to 2009. A member of the Labour Party, Hutton served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Barrow and Furness from 1992 to 2010.