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John Battle (John Dominic Battle) was born on 26 April, 1951 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a British politician (born 1951). Discover John Battle'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 72 years old?

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Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 26 April, 1951
Birthday 26 April
Birthplace Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1951

Sir John Dominic Battle, (born 26 April 1951) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds West from 1987 to 2010.

1955

Donald Kaberry, the Conservative MP since the seat's creation in 1955, was retiring.

John Battle lost to a sitting MP in Keith Hampson, whose own seat of Ripon had been abolished.

1962

Battle was born in Bradford and educated at St Paulinus' School, a primary school in Dewsbury; St Michael's College, Underley Hall 1962–1967 (a junior seminary – secondary education – for the training of priests at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool), and at St Joseph's College, Up Holland (1967–1972).

1976

Following a year of work, he went to the University of Leeds where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in English in 1976.

From 1976 to 1979, he undertook postgraduate research.

1977

He married Mary Meenan in 1977, who is of Irish Catholic extraction and who was a Mathematics researcher at the University of Leeds, where they met at the University Catholic chaplaincy.

1979

In 1979, he began to work as a research assistant to Derek Enright, a fellow Catholic and a Member of the European Parliament.

Joseph Dean had been comfortably re-elected as the Labour MP for Leeds West at the 1979 general election, with a majority of over 10,000 votes.

1980

Battle gained a seat on the City of Leeds Council in 1980.

He chaired the innovative Industry and Employment Committee and later the Housing Committee.

They have a son (born ca. 1980) and two daughters.

One of his daughters graduated from the University of Leeds in Mathematics and Finance.

1983

He was chosen to contest the Conservative seat of Leeds North West at the 1983 general election.

Battle became the national coordinator for Church Action on Poverty in 1983 and in 1986, was selected to contest the seat of Leeds West, which had seen a shock result at the previous general election.

However, in 1983 he was defeated by the Liberal candidate Michael Meadowcroft against all predictions; as Leeds West had been held Labour since 1945.

Against the national swing, Battle won fairly easily and regained the Leeds West constituency for Labour.

Meadowcroft only served one term in Parliament.

1988

Within a year of entering the House of Commons, Battle was promoted to the Opposition Whip's Office by Neil Kinnock in 1988, but resigned in protest at Labour's support for the Major ministry over the 1991 Gulf War.

1992

After the 1992 general election, he joined the frontbench of the new Labour Party leader, John Smith as a spokesman on Housing.

1994

Following Smith's death and the election of Tony Blair as Leader of the Labour Party in 1994, Battle was moved in a reshuffle to the position of Spokesman on Science and Technology.

1995

In 1995, he was moved again; this time to the position of Spokesman on Energy.

1997

A member of the Labour Party, he served in government as Minister of State for Trade and Industry (1997–1999) and Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1999–2001) under Tony Blair.

Following the 1997 general election, Battle entered the government becoming Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industry with responsibility for Science, Energy and Industry, announcing the decommissioning of the nuclear power station at Dounreay in 1998.

1999

In 1999, he moved sideways to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, but was dropped from government after the 2001 general election.

Subsequently, he served on the International Development Committee.

2002

In 2002, Battle became a Member of the Privy Council and was the Prime Minister's envoy to all the faith communities until May 2010.

2004

His brother, Jim Battle, was the Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council from 2004 to 2013 and then took up the position of Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester.

Battle is a Fellow of Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and a patron of the International Young Leaders Network.

He serves as Pro-chancellor of Leeds Trinity University.

2009

On 27 June 2009, Battle was invested as a Knight Commander with Star of the Order of St Gregory the Great (KC*SG) by Pope Benedict XVI, in recognition of lifelong commitment and loyalty to the local Church and for Battle's political contribution as a Member of Parliament.

He was knighted in the 2022 New Year Honours for political and public service.

A devout Roman Catholic, Battle is staunchly anti-abortion, he is pro-Nationalist regarding Northern Ireland, and has been a long-standing champion of East Timor.