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Mike O'Brien aka The Hobbit.....was a the result of a dogy condom and was born in 1991...... |
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mike travelled around europe a lot before being killed by a group of savage emu's in Slovakia at the age of 21...... |
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mike could be recognised from far off from the glow of his orange hair, and spend 2 months trying to become a superhero named "Ginger Nut man" |
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| name = Mike O'Brien |
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| honorific-suffix =[[Member of Parliament|MP]] |
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| office = [[Solicitor General for England and Wales]] |
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| primeminister = [[Tony Blair]], [[Gordon Brown]] |
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| predecessor = [[Harriet Harman]] |
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| successor = [[Vera Baird]] |
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| term_start = [[11 May]] [[2005]] |
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| term_end = [[29 June]] [[2007]] |
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| constituency_MP2 = [[North Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Warwickshire]] |
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| majority2 = 7,553 (16.1%) |
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| predecessor2 = [[Francis Maude]] |
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| successor2 = [[Incumbent]] |
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| term_start2 = [[9 April]] [[1992]] |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|06|19|df=yes}} |
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| nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]] |
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| spouse = Alison Joy Munro |
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| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| religion = [[Roman Catholic]] |
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'''Michael O'Brien''', known as '''Mike O'Brien''', (born [[19 June]] [[1954]], a son of Irish Catholic immigrants) is a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]] and former [[Solicitor General for England and Wales]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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He went to the catholic [http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/skoolzone/stgeorgescatholicprimaryschool St George's School] on ''Thorneloe Walk'' in [[Barbourne]], then the (catholic) [http://www.blessededward.co.uk Blessed Edward Oldcorne School] on ''Timberdine Avenue'' in [[Worcester]]. He studied for a BA in History and Politics at [[Staffordshire University|North Staffordshire Polytechnic]], then gained a [[PGCE]]. From 1977-80, he was a trainee solicitor, then worked as a teacher from 1980-1. He lectured in Law at Colchester College of Further and Higher Education from 1981-7. From 1987-92, he was a solicitor. |
He went to the catholic [http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/skoolzone/stgeorgescatholicprimaryschool St George's School] on ''Thorneloe Walk'' in [[Barbourne]], then the (catholic) [http://www.blessededward.co.uk Blessed Edward Oldcorne School] on ''Timberdine Avenue'' in [[Worcester]]. He studied for a BA in History and Politics at [[Staffordshire University|North Staffordshire Polytechnic]], then gained a [[PGCE]]. From 1977-80, he was a trainee solicitor, then worked as a teacher from 1980-1. He lectured in Law at Colchester College of Further and Higher Education from 1981-7. From 1987-92, he was a solicitor. |
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Revision as of 12:45, 25 February 2008
Mike O'Brien aka The Hobbit.....was a the result of a dogy condom and was born in 1991...... mike travelled around europe a lot before being killed by a group of savage emu's in Slovakia at the age of 21...... mike could be recognised from far off from the glow of his orange hair, and spend 2 months trying to become a superhero named "Ginger Nut man"
Early life
He went to the catholic St George's School on Thorneloe Walk in Barbourne, then the (catholic) Blessed Edward Oldcorne School on Timberdine Avenue in Worcester. He studied for a BA in History and Politics at North Staffordshire Polytechnic, then gained a PGCE. From 1977-80, he was a trainee solicitor, then worked as a teacher from 1980-1. He lectured in Law at Colchester College of Further and Higher Education from 1981-7. From 1987-92, he was a solicitor.
Parliamentary career
He contested Ruislip Northwood in 1983, and North Warwickshire in 1987.
He is the Member of Parliament for the West Midlands constituency of North Warwickshire. He has held the seat since being first elected at the 1992 general election, defeating the Conservative incumbent Francis Maude.
He served as a junior minister in the Home Office from 1997 to 2001, then as a Minister of State at the Foreign Office until 9 September, 2004, when he became Minister of State for E-commerce, Energy & Competitiveness at the Department for Trade and Industry. In 2005 he replaced Harriet Harman as Solicitor General.
On 29 June 2007 he moved to be the Minister of State for Pension Reform in the Department for Work and Pensions under Secretary of State Peter Hain. His replacement as Solicitor General is Vera Baird.
Personal life
He married Alison Joy Munro in July 1987 in Brighton, and they have two daughters (born February 1991 and December 1994).
External links
- Official site
- Department for Work and Pensions - Official Biography
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Michael O'Brien MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Mike O'Brien MP
- BBC Politics page
- Scotland against Crooked Laywers
News items
- Pension reform in July 2007
- Wave Hub plan in Cornwall in November 2004
- UK embracing E-commerce in November 2004
- Meeting Colonel Gaddafi in August 2002
- 24 hour drinking in May 2001
- Accusing Home Office of racism in April 2000
- Accusing the Fire Service of racism in September 1999