Paul Boateng

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Paul Boateng is a British Labour politician and barrister who became the UK’s first Black cabinet minister and later served as High Commissioner to South Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Labour Party politician
barrister
human
cabinetMemberOf British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
countryRepresented United Kingdom
diplomaticPostIn South Africa
diplomaticRank High Commissioner
educatedAt Apsley Grammar School
Ghana International School
University of Bristol
familyName Boateng
fieldOfWork law
politics
givenName Paul
governmentDepartmentServed Department of Health
HM Treasury
Home Office
hasEthnicBackground Black British
hasGender male
hasRole cabinet minister
diplomat
honorificTitle The Right Honourable
knownFor advocacy on race relations in the UK
senior roles in HM Treasury
languageSpoken English
legalQualification called to the Bar
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
name Paul Boateng self-link
notableAchievement first Black cabinet minister in the United Kingdom
notableFor being the United Kingdom’s first Black cabinet minister
occupation barrister
politician
parliamentaryParty Labour Party (UK)
partyDiscipline whipped by Labour Party (UK)
positionHeld Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to South Africa
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
profession barrister
regionOfActivity South Africa
United Kingdom
residence United Kingdom
servedAs UK High Commissioner to South Africa

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