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David Blunkett

(1947-), Labour politician; Home Secretary; MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

David Blunkett, Baron Blunkett

Sitter in 6 portraits
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from May to November 2005. Blunkett was educated at the Sheffield School for the Blind and the University of Sheffield. His early political career was spent in local government, on the South Yorkshire County Council (1973-7) and on Sheffield City Council (1970-88). He was first elected to Parliament in 1987 to represent Sheffield Brightside. From May 1997, he served as Secretary of State for Education and Employment and was Home Secretary from June 2001 to December 2004.

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David Blunkett, by Tom Miller - NPG x88911David Blunkett
by Tom Miller
NPG x88911
'Outside the Cabinet Room, 10 Downing Street' (Jack Straw; Gordon Brown; Tom Kelly; John Prescott; David Blunkett; Peter Henry Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith; John Reid; Joan Hammell), by Nick Danziger - NPG x131294'Outside the Cabinet Room, 10 Downing Street' (Jack Straw; Gordon Brown; Tom Kelly; John Prescott; David Blunkett; Peter Henry Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith; John Reid; Joan Hammell)
by Nick Danziger
NPG x131294
David Blunkett, by David Partner - NPG x127385David Blunkett
by David Partner
NPG x127385
David Blunkett, by Martin Rowson - NPG D49453David Blunkett
by Martin Rowson
NPG D49453
Mug Shots front cover artwork (Alastair John Campbell; Michael Foot), by Martin Rowson - NPG D49475Mug Shots front cover artwork (Alastair John Campbell; Michael Foot)
by Martin Rowson
NPG D49475
Mug Shots back cover artwork (Martin Rowson; John Wrobel; Charles Rodway Clarke; Richard Ingrams; Ken Livingstone; Jeremy Paxman; Michael Howard; David Blunkett; Keith Spencer Waterhouse; also includes portraits of Will Self; Jon Snow; Robin Cook), by Martin Rowson - NPG D49476Mug Shots back cover artwork (Martin Rowson; John Wrobel; Charles Rodway Clarke; Richard Ingrams; Ken Livingstone; Jeremy Paxman; Michael Howard; David Blunkett; Keith Spencer Waterhouse; also includes portraits of Will Self; Jon Snow; Robin Cook)
by Martin Rowson
NPG D49476

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