John Whitaker Straw
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John Whitaker Straw is a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary and was a prominent figure in UK politics from the late 20th to early 21st century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Whitaker Straw canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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Labour Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jack Straw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brentwood School
NERFINISHED
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Leeds University Union (student politics) NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Straw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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politics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Will Straw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Alice Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | social democracy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Whitaker Straw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in UK foreign policy during the Iraq War period
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reforms to the criminal justice system ⓘ role in New Labour governments ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Labour Party in the House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | UK general elections ⓘ |
| partOf | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Home Secretary of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Leader of the House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ MP for Blackburn ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Secretary of State for Justice of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Blackburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInCabinetOf |
Gordon Brown
NERFINISHED
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Tony Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| wasBornIn |
Buckhurst Hill
NERFINISHED
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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