His father (known as Tony) was the advertising manager of The Jewish Chronicle who was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Dragoons in the Second World War. His father's family were Jewish his grandfather had founded the Harrow United Synagogue. Peter Mandelson was born in Hendon, Middlesex, on 21 October 1953, the son of Mary Joyce ( née Morrison) and George Norman Mandelson. 3.4 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.3.1 Labour's Director of Communications.He is the only person to have held the position of First Secretary of State as a Peer. 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 was twice forced to resign from the Cabinet before leaving Parliament to take up an appointment as a European Commissioner. Mandelson was one of several key people responsible for the rebranding of the Labour Party as New Labour before its victory in the 1997 election.

He was the European Commissioner for Trade between 20. 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. 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'. Mandelson is often referred to as a Blairite.įrom 1985 to 1990, Mandelson served as Labour's Director of Communications. 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. He was President of the Board of Trade in 1998 and from 2008 to 2010. 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. ^ Office vacant from 27 June 2007 to 5 June 2009. Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryĪ. Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Mandelson at 2008 World Economic Forum in Tianjin, China

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