UK Elections Info

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Jack Straw

Born: 3 August 1946, Buckhurst Hill, Essex

Member of Privy Council - 3 May 1997

husband of Anthea Straw

husband of Alice Perkins

son of Walter Arthur Whitaker Straw

son of Joan Sylvia Gilbey

Brentwood School, Essex

Leeds University

Inns of Court School of Law (1972 -)

Barrister

Secretary of State for the Home Department	2 May 1997	8 June 2001	(Reshuffled)
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	8 June 2001	5 May 2006	(Reshuffled)
Leader of the House of Commons	5 May 2006	28 June 2007	(Reshuffled)
Secretary of State for Justice	28 June 2007	11 May 2010	(Dismissed)
Lord Chancellor	28 June 2007	11 May 2010	(Dismissed)

28 February 1974	Tonbridge & Malling	Labour Party	14,683	27.09
3 May 1979	Blackburn	Labour Party	19,683	50.71
9 June 1983	Blackburn	Labour Party	25,400	44.73
11 June 1987	Blackburn	Labour Party	27,965	49.91
9 April 1992	Blackburn	Labour Party	26,633	48.44
1 May 1997	Blackburn	Labour Party	26,141	55.04
7 June 2001	Blackburn	Labour Party	21,808	54.14
5 May 2005	Blackburn	Labour Party	17,562	42.01
6 May 2010	Blackburn	Labour Party	21,751	47.81
23 February 2015 Rt Hon Jack Straw resigns the Labour whip pending an investigation into conduct of former ministers.