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Biography for Andy Burnham

Name: Andy Burnham
Title: Secretary of State for Health
Organisation: The Labour Party (United Kingdom)
Date of Birth: 1970-01-07
Birthplace: Liverpool (Place in Liverpool, UK)
Nationality: United Kingdom
General: Andrew Murray Burnham is a UK politician and Labour MP for Leigh.
Education:  Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge - MA in English
Professional Career:
  • June 2009 - Appointed Secretary of State for Health
  • January 2008 - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
  • June 2007 - January 2008 Chief Secretary to the Treasury
  • June 2001 became MP for Leigh
  • 1998 - June 2001 special advisor to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Chris Smith
  • 1997 - 1998 Administrator with the Football Task Force
  • 1997 Parliamentary Officer for the NHS Confederation
  • 1994 - 1997 Resaercher to Tessa Jowell
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