David Blunkett

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David Blunkett is a British Labour politician who served as Home Secretary and is known for being one of the UK's most prominent blind public figures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Labour Party politician
human
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
employer House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

UK government
surface form: UK Government
familyName David Blunkett self-linksurface differs
surface form: Blunkett
fieldOfWork domestic security policy
education policy
social policy
givenName David
hasActivity public speaking
writing on politics and policy
hasBiographySubject British politics
hasDisability blindness
hasEthnicGroup White British
hasGuideDog guide dog
hasLivedIn London, England
surface form: London

Sheffield
surface form: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
hasReligion Christianity
honorificTitle The Right Honourable
isKnownAs one of the UK’s most prominent blind politicians
isSubjectOf media coverage on disability and politics
public debate on civil liberties and security laws
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
notableFor being a blind public figure
high-profile resignations from Cabinet
role in post-9/11 security legislation in the UK
service as UK Home Secretary
use of guide dogs while in public office
notableWork education reforms as Secretary of State for Education and Employment
policies on law and order as Home Secretary
occupation politician
university lecturer
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
partOf British Cabinet
politicalAlignment centre-left
politicalOfficeJurisdiction United Kingdom
positionHeld Home Secretary
surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom

Member of Parliament
Secretary of State for Education
surface form: Secretary of State for Education and Employment

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
representedInParliament Sheffield Brightside constituency
surface form: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency

Sheffield Brightside constituency
residence Sheffield
sexOrGender male

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David Blunkett familyName David Blunkett self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Blunkett
Second Blair ministry homeSecretary David Blunkett
Sheffield Brightside constituency MP David Blunkett
subject surface form: Sheffield Brightside
Sheffield Brightside constituency representedBy David Blunkett
subject surface form: Sheffield Brightside
Sheffield Brightside constituency notableMP David Blunkett
subject surface form: Sheffield Brightside