Michael Dugher
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Michael Vincent Dugher (26 April 1975) is a British
Labour Party
politician
, who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Barnsley East
since 2010.
Born and raised in Edlington
, South Yorkshire
, he went to school in the village and in Doncaster
and graduated from the University of Nottingham
. Prior to his election, he worked at 10 Downing Street
as the Chief Political Spokesman for Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
. A party insider, he also worked as an advisor to the Department of Transport, Local Government and Regional Affairs
and Ministry of Defence
; as well as to the Leader of the House of Commons
and the Government Chief Whip. He was formerly the Head of Policy of the trade union, AEEU
. He has also been a lobbyist for EDS. Dugher was a Shadow Minister of Defence before becoming the Parliamentary Private Secretary
to the Leader of the Opposition
. In 2011 he was promoted to Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister without Portfolio, a role where he can roam across portfolios and co-ordinate shadow ministers' attacks on the government.
British people
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
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politician
Politician
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, who has been the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Barnsley East
Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)
Barnsley East is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was created as Barnsley East in 1983 and abolished to create Barnsley East and Mexborough in 1997...
since 2010.
Born and raised in Edlington
Edlington
Edlington is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, lying to the south west of Doncaster. It has a population of 8,276...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, he went to school in the village and in Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
and graduated from the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
. Prior to his election, he worked at 10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
as the Chief Political Spokesman for Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
. A party insider, he also worked as an advisor to the Department of Transport, Local Government and Regional Affairs
Department for Transport
In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved...
and Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
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; as well as to the Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Commons
The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons...
and the Government Chief Whip. He was formerly the Head of Policy of the trade union, AEEU
Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union
The Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union was a British trade union. It merged with the MSF to form Amicus in 2001.The history of the union can be traced back to the formation of the "Old Mechanics" of 1826, which grew into the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in 1851...
. He has also been a lobbyist for EDS. Dugher was a Shadow Minister of Defence before becoming the Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
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to the Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
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. In 2011 he was promoted to Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister without Portfolio, a role where he can roam across portfolios and co-ordinate shadow ministers' attacks on the government.