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John Whittingdale

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Sir John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale (born 16 October 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maldon (and its predecessors) since 1992 and Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care since July 2024. He previously served as Culture Secretary from 2015 to 2016. Whittingdale was most recently Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries and Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure from May to December 2023, during the maternity leave of Julia Lopez. Whittingdale has been an MP since the 1992 general election, for a series of constituencies centred on the town of Maldon, Essex. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Whittingdale is the 19,612th most popular politician (down from 19,194th in 2024), the 7,890th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,699th in 2019) and the 744th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, John Whittingdale ranks 19,612 out of 19,576. Before him are Sara Anzanello, Ken Calvert, Suriya Prasathinphimai, Sylvia Pinel, Pablo Herrera, and Yang Yong-eun. After him are Marcel Hacker, Vanessa D'Ambrosio, Dana Perino, Kevin Brady, Richard Riszdorfer, and Sebastian Nerz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, John Whittingdale ranks 801. Before him are Denise Curry, Neal Broten, Lorrie Morgan, Keith Olbermann, Nancy Grace, and Lester Holt. After him are Yvonne Cagle, Ken Buck, Shubha Mudgal, Jo Bonner, Robin Hanson, and Ellen Roberts.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Whittingdale ranks 7,892 out of 8,785. Before him are Malorie Blackman (1962), Tom Ford (1983), Millie Brady (1993), Adrian Heath (1961), Oliver Burke (1997), and Kate Howey (1973). After him are Joanna Page (1977), Paul Walsh (1962), Neal Skupski (1989), John Lukic (1960), Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (1978), and Gus Kenworthy (1991).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Whittingdale ranks 744. Before him are Kwasi Kwarteng (1975), Alister Jack (1963), Dominic Cummings (1971), Carwyn Jones (1967), David Mundell (1962), and Alyn Smith (1973). After him are Syed Kamall (1967), Justine Greening (1969), Alistair Carmichael (1965), Theresa Villiers (1968), Maria Miller (1964), and Emily Thornberry (1960).

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