Des Browne Politician

Desmond Henry Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton (born 22 March 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 1997 to 2010. He was a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, until the latter moved him from both Defence and Scottish Secretary in 2008.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 22, 1952
Birth place	Kilwinning
Religion	Catholic Church
Education	University of Glasgow

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Office holder

office	Member of Parliament Chief Secretary to the Treasury Secretary of State for Scotland Secretary of State for Defence for Kilmarnock and Loudoun Minister of State for Immigration Citizenship and Counterterrorism
party	Labour Party (UK)
prime minister	Gordon Brown Tony Blair
successor	Jim Murphy Tony McNulty Stephen Timms John Hutton Baron Hutton of Furness Cathy Jamieson