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The gentle persuader

By Jim Brunsden
16.10.2008 / 00:00 CET
The trade commissioner prepares to face MEPs.

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Curriculum Vitae

1956: Born, Lancashire, UK
1977: Graduates in economics from London University
1998-2001: Chair of the Hertfordshire Health Authority
1999: Joins House of Lords
2001-04: Junior minister in the department for education and skills.
2004-07: Junior minister in the department for constitutional affairs (renamed the Ministry of Justice in 2007).
2007-08: Leader of the House of Lords
2008: Appointed member of the European Commission
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