Anthony Young, Baron Young of Norwood Green
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Anthony Ian Young, Baron Young of Norwood Green (born 14 April 1942) is a British
politician and Labour Party
life peer
in the House of Lords
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He had previously been General Secretary of the National Communications Union
(1989-95), then joint General Secretary (1995-98), then Senior Deputy General Secretary (1998-2002) of the Communication Workers Union
. He also served as a Governor of the BBC
. He was made a peer as Baron Young of Norwood Green, of Norwood Green in the London Borough of Ealing
in 2004.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3674543.stm In October 2008 he was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
for Skills and Apprenticeships in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
, being moved to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
when it was created in the June 2009 reshuffle, continuing as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, but now with responsibililty for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs.
United Kingdom
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politician and Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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He had previously been General Secretary of the National Communications Union
National Communications Union
The National Communications Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom.The union was founded in 1985 when the Post Office Engineering Union and the Postal and Telecommunications Group of the Civil and Public Services Association merged...
(1989-95), then joint General Secretary (1995-98), then Senior Deputy General Secretary (1998-2002) of the Communication Workers Union
Communication Workers Union (UK)
The Communication Workers Union is the main trade union in the United Kingdom for people working for telephone, cable, DSL and postal delivery companies, with 215,000 members....
. He also served as a Governor of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. He was made a peer as Baron Young of Norwood Green, of Norwood Green in the London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Ealing
The London Borough of Ealing is a borough in west London.-Location:The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London...
in 2004.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3674543.stm In October 2008 he was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State is the lowest of three tiers of government minister in the government of the United Kingdom, junior to both a Minister of State and a Secretary of State....
for Skills and Apprenticeships in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills was a UK government department created on 28 June 2007 to take over some of the functions of the Department of Education and Skills and of the Department of Trade and Industry. In June 2009 it was merged into the newly formed Department for...
, being moved to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform .-Ministers:The BIS...
when it was created in the June 2009 reshuffle, continuing as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, but now with responsibililty for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs.