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Des Browne

1952 - Today

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Desmond Henry Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton, (born 22 March 1952) is a Scottish politician who served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as Secretary of State for Defence 2006 to 2008 and Secretary of State for Scotland from 2007 to 2008. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 1997 to 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Des Browne is the 16,304th most popular politician (up from 18,980th in 2024), the 4,747th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,258th in 2019) and the 578th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Des Browne ranks 16,304 out of 19,576. Before him are Adnan Terzić, Gavriil Popov, Justiniano Borgoño, Andrea Giani, Andrei Kobyakov, and Tesfaye Gebre Kidan. After him are Louis Eugène Roy, James Scullin, Roberto Maroni, Philander C. Knox, Brigitte Zypries, and Simon Guggenheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Des Browne ranks 508. Before him are Clarke Peters, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Rodolfo Neri Vela, Margit Schumann, Mohamed Said Fofana, and Vladimir Vasyutin. After him are Tim Powers, Vladimir Nevzorov, Dahir Riyale Kahin, Jerzy Szmajdziński, Jens Jørn Bertelsen, and Kim Kashkashian.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Des Browne ranks 4,748 out of 8,785. Before him are Wilbert Awdry (1911), John Dill (1881), Horace Bailey (1881), Richard Tandy (1948), George Holyoake (1817), and Simon Yates (1992). After him are Celia Johnson (1908), Tommy Docherty (1928), John Martyn (1948), Frederic Moore (1830), Ove Arup (1895), and Emily Hobhouse (1860).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Des Browne ranks 578. Before him are John Prescott (1938), Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Dru Drury (1725), Owain Gwynedd (1100), and James McHenry (1753). After him are Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), Aneurin Bevan (1897), Reggie Pridmore (1886), Matt Hancock (1978), and Donald Dewar (1937).

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