Michael O'Brien (1954-), Politician

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Solicitor General since May 2005. O'Brien studied History and Politics at North Staffordshire Polytechnic and worked as a Solicitor from 1987 to 1992, when he was elected MP for Warwickshire North. He served as a junior minister in the Home Office from 1997 to 2001, then as a Minister of State at the Foreign Office until September 2004, when he became Minister of State for E-commerce, Energy & Competitiveness at the Department for Trade and Industry.