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Des Browne was born on 22 March, 1952 in Stevenston, Scotland, United Kingdom, is a British Labour politician. Discover Des Browne's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 22 March, 1952
Birthday 22 March
Birthplace Stevenston, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1952

Desmond Henry Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton, (born 22 March 1952) is a Scottish politician who served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as Secretary of State for Defence 2006 to 2008 and Secretary of State for Scotland from 2007 to 2008.

1974

He started his legal career in 1974 as an apprentice solicitor with the firm James Campbell & Co. On qualifying in 1976 he became an assistant solicitor with Ross, Harper and Murphy, and was promoted to partner in 1980.

1985

He became a partner in McCluskey Browne in 1985, and was a council member of the Law Society of Scotland from 1988 to 1992.

1992

Browne contested the parliamentary seat of Argyll and Bute at the 1992 general election, and finished in fourth place behind the sitting Liberal Democrat MP Ray Michie.

1993

He was admitted as an advocate in 1993, practising at the Scottish bar until 1997.

He worked mainly in child law.

He was elected to the Faculty of Advocates in 1993.

Browne was selected to contest the safe Labour seat of Kilmarnock and Loudoun following the retirement of the sitting MP William McKelvey.

1997

A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 1997 to 2010.

Browne was born in Boglemart, Stevenston, North Ayrshire, lived in Stevenston for the early part of his life, and was educated at the Catholic St Michael's Academy in Kilwinning and later at the University of Glasgow, where he received a degree in law.

Browne won the seat at the 1997 general election with a majority of 7,256.

He made his maiden speech on 20 June 1997.

1998

Browne joined the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee on his election, and became the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Secretary of State for Scotland Donald Dewar in 1998.

1999

After Dewar left the Cabinet in 1999, to seek election as the First Minister of Scotland, Browne remained in post as PPS to the new Secretary of State John Reid.

2000

In 2000 he became the PPS to the Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office.

2001

After the 2001 general election Browne entered Tony Blair's government as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office.

Browne is vice chairman of the Washington, DC-based Nuclear Threat Initiative, a non-profit, nonpartisan organisation founded in 2001 by former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, who serves as co-chair and CEO, and CNN founder and philanthropist Ted Turner.

NTI's mission is to strengthen global security by reducing the risk of use and preventing the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

Browne is convener of the European Leadership Network for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation.

2003

He was promoted to Minister of State for Work in 2003, before moving to the Home Office in 2004 as the minister with responsibility for immigration.

2005

He joined the Cabinet following the 2005 general election as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and became a member of the Privy Council.

2006

Browne was appointed Secretary of State for Defence on 5 May 2006.

2007

An advocate of the UK Trident programme, in 2007 he successfully persuaded Parliament to vote to replace Trident.

He came under criticism, however, after allowing the Royal Navy personnel captured by Iran in spring 2007 to sell and publish their stories.

Under Blair's premiership, Browne was considered a supporter of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown.

He received the additional responsibilities of Secretary of State for Scotland in June 2007 after Brown became Prime Minister.

2008

In a free parliamentary vote on 20 May 2008, Browne voted for cutting the upper limit for abortions from 24 to 12 weeks, along with two other Catholic cabinet ministers, Ruth Kelly and Paul Murphy.

He returned to the backbenches in October 2008 following a cabinet reshuffle.

2009

On 27 November 2009, Browne announced his intention not to seek election in the 2010 general election.

and he is also convenor of the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation, established in October 2009.

He is a signatory of Global Zero, a non-profit international initiative for the elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide.

In February 2009, Browne was appointed by PM Brown as the government's special envoy to Sri Lanka.

However, the government of Mahinda Rajapaksa, fighting the LTTE rebel group, rejected Browne's appointment, stating that the British government made the appointment unilaterally, without consultation with the Sri Lankan government.

2010

Browne gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on 25 January 2010.

He was created a life peer on 22 July 2010, taking the title Baron Browne of Ladyton, of Ladyton in Ayrshire and Arran.

He is a Fellow Commoner of St Catharine's College, Cambridge.