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David Blunkett

1947 - Today

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David Blunkett, Baron Blunkett, (born 6 June 1947) is a British Labour Party politician who has been a member of the House of Lords since 2015, and previously served as the member of parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough from 1987 to 2015, when he stood down. Blind since birth, and coming from a poor family in one of Sheffield's most deprived districts, he rose to become education and employment secretary, home secretary and work and pensions secretary in Tony Blair's Cabinet following Labour's victory in the 1997 general election. Following the 2001 general election, he was promoted to home secretary, a position he held until 2004, when he resigned following publicity about his personal life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Blunkett has received more than 1,218,816 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). David Blunkett is the 18,606th most popular politician (down from 17,094th in 2019), the 6,754th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,195th in 2019) and the 695th most popular British Politician.

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  • 3.91

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David Blunkett ranks 18,606 out of 19,576. Before him are Olivier Véran, Robert C. O'Brien, Pierce Butler, Tom Emmer, Spencer Abraham, and Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. After him are Thom Tillis, Charles Rangel, Nadine Dorries, Andreas Scheuer, José Guirao, and Tom Adams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, David Blunkett ranks 882. Before him are Ann Widdecombe, Haley Barbour, Judd Gregg, Alan Pascoe, Bev Perdue, and Peter Wilson. After him are P. J. O'Rourke, Lamar Smith, Glen Morgan, John Kitzhaber, Tessa Jowell, and Larry Kudlow.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Blunkett ranks 6,754 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Riley (1981), Bradley Walsh (1960), Ivan Toney (1996), Jenny Saville (1970), Duncan Ferguson (1971), and Des Walker (1965). After him are Pippa Norris (1953), Finn Cole (1995), Sarbel (1981), Mike Phelan (1962), Nellee Hooper (1963), and Nadine Dorries (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, David Blunkett ranks 695. Before him are Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945), Ann Widdecombe (1947), Alan Johnson (1950), Charles Kennedy (1959), Menzies Campbell (1941), and Terence O'Neill (1914). After him are Nadine Dorries (1957), Sally Jewell (1956), Liam Fox (1961), Andrea Leadsom (1963), Tessa Jowell (1947), and Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986).

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