Paul Boateng Politician

Paul Yaw Boateng, Baron Boateng (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 mixed-race 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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Boateng Paul Yaw
Birth date	June 14, 1951
Birth place	England , London , London Borough of Hackney
Religion	Methodism
Education	University of Bristol
Profession	Barrister , Solicitor

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Office holder

monarch	Elizabeth II
office	Member of Parliament Chief Secretary to the Treasury Minister of State for Home Affairs Financial Secretary to the Treasury for Brent South Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Department for Education and Employment (Minister for the Disabled) British High Commissioner to theRepublic of South Africa
party	Labour Party (UK)
prime minister	Tony Blair
successor	Des Browne John Denham (politician) Margaret Hodge Ruth Kelly Nicola Brewer Dawn Butler