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The Right Honourable
 David Miliband 
MP
David Miliband
Incumbent
Assumed office 
28 June 2007
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Preceded by Margaret Beckett
In office
05 May 2006 – 27 June 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by Margaret Beckett
Succeeded by Hilary Benn
Member of Parliament
for South Shields
Incumbent
Assumed office 
07 June 2001
Preceded by David Clark
Majority 12,312 (41%)
Born 15 July 1965 (1965-07-15) (age 42)
London, England, United Kingdom
Political party Labour
Spouse Louise Shackelton
Alma mater Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Religion Atheist
Website davidmiliband.info

David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is a British politician who is the current Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs[1] and Member of Parliament for the constituency of South Shields, Tyne and Wear. The Right Honourable (abbreviated as The Rt Hon) is an Honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is Margaret Mary Beckett (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943 is a British Labour Politician, Member of Parliament (MP for Derby The Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs is a UK cabinet-level position in charge of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Margaret Mary Beckett (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943 is a British Labour Politician, Member of Parliament (MP for Derby Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is a British Labour politician currently serving as the Secretary of State for Environment South Shields is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. David George Clark Baron Clark of Windermere PC DL (born 19 October 1939 in Castle Douglas, Scotland is a British Labour Politician Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Atheism Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland takes place in the framework of a Constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is Head The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. South Shields is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

David's younger brother, the economist Ed Miliband, is the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, making the brothers the first siblings to serve together in Cabinet since Edward, Lord Stanley and his brother Oliver in 1938. Edward Samuel Miliband (born 24 December 1969 St Pancras, England) is a British Economist and politician The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is in modern times a Sinecure office in the Government of the United Kingdom. In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister Oliver Frederick George Stanley MC ( 4 May 1896 &ndash 10 December 1950) was a prominent British Conservative Politician

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Early life

Family

Born in London, David Miliband is the elder son of Polish-born Marion Kozak and the late Belgian-born Marxist theoretician Ralph Miliband. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The word theory has many distinct meanings in different fields of Knowledge, depending on their methodologies and the context of discussion. Ralph Miliband ( January 7, 1924 – May 21, 1994) was a notable Marxist political theorist.

Both David's paternal grandparents lived in the Jewish quarter of Warsaw, before his grandfather, Samuel Miliband, joined the Red Army in the Polish-Soviet War, and after the war moved to Belgium. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Hitler’s invasion of Belgium in May 1940 as part of the Nazis’ Western Offensive split the Miliband family in half: Ralph and father Samuel fled to England, while Ralph’s mother Renée and baby sister Nan stayed behind for the duration of the war. In World War II, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries They were not reunited until 1950. [2]

Education

David Miliband was educated at schools in London, Benton Park School in Leeds and Boston, Massachusetts before being educated at Haverstock Comprehensive School in North London, where he obtained a Grade 'D' in Physics A-level, and 3 Grade 'B's. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Benton Park School is a Comprehensive school in Rawdon, Leeds, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Haverstock School Business & Enterprise College (formerly Haverstock Comprehensive School) is a Comprehensive school on Haverstock Hill (A502 in North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes [3] He was admitted to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he got a first in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for Undergraduate degrees ( Bachelor's degrees and some Master's degrees Philosophy Politics and Economics or Politics Philosophy and Economics (often abbreviated to PPE) is a popular Interdisciplinary degree which He then took a S.M. degree in Political Science in 1990 at MIT, where he was a Kennedy Scholar. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems The Kennedy Memorial Trust was founded in 1964 to commemorate the US President John F

Policy advisor

As a child, his first career ambition was to be a bus conductor. Train Conductor (North America The Conductor is the railway employee charged with the management of a freight passenger or various other types of Train, and is [4] His actual first job was for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO is the umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in England. From 1989-94 he worked as a Research Fellow and policy analyst at the Institute for Public Policy Research and from 1992-4 was Secretary of the Commission on Social Justice. Policy analysis can be defined as "determining which of various alternative policies will most achieve a given set of goals in light of the relations between the policies and the goals" The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR is a UK Think-tank with strong ties to the Labour party that claims to produce progressive ideas committed Social justice, sometimes called civil justice, refers to the concept of a Society in which Justice is achieved in every aspect of society rather than In 1994 Miliband became Tony Blair's Head of Policy and was a major contributor to Labour's manifesto for the 1997 general election. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election After Labour's victory in that election, Blair made him the de facto Head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit, a position which he held until the 2001 election. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown He was given the nickname "Brains" by Alastair Campbell, after the Thunderbirds character. Brains is a fictional character in the television series Thunderbirds, the feature films Thunderbirds Are This is about the political associate of Tony Blair for others see Alistair Campbell (disambiguation. Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films using a form of Puppetry [5]

Member of Parliament

In the 2001 general election he was elected to Parliament for the Labour stronghold of South Shields. South Shields is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

After a year as a backbench MP he was appointed as Schools Minister, a junior minister in the Department for Education and Skills in June 2002. For other meanings see Backbench A backbencher is a Member of Parliament (MP or a legislator who does not hold governmental Junior ministers are usually ministers of below cabinet rank such as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State in the UK The Department for Education and Skills (DfES was a United Kingdom government department between 2001 and 2007 See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. On 15 December 2004, in the reshuffle following the resignation of David Blunkett, he replaced Ruth Kelly as a Cabinet Office Minister. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " David Blunkett (born 6 June 1947 is a British Labour Party Politician and has been Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968 is a British politician, currently Member of Parliament for the Bolton West Constituency representing The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United

Minister of State for Communities and Local Government

Following Labour's third consecutive election victory on May 6, 2005, he was promoted to the Cabinet as Minister of State for Communities and Local Government, a newly created cabinet post with responsibility for housing, planning, regeneration and local government. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. The position of Minister of State for Communities and Local Government was a cabinet -level position in the United Kingdom Government. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. However Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, was officially in charge of these portfolios. A Deputy Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister is in some countries a government minister who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May 1938 is a British Labour Party Politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Miliband was not given the title Secretary of State, although he was a full member of the Cabinet. Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official.

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

On May 5, 2006 following the local elections Tony Blair made a major cabinet reshuffle[6] - his biggest since coming to power - in which Miliband replaced Margaret Beckett as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Local government elections took place in England (only on Thursday 4 May, 2006. In the Parliamentary system a cabinet shuffle or reshuffle is an informal term for an event that occurs when a Head of government rotates or changes the Margaret Mary Beckett (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943 is a British Labour Politician, Member of Parliament (MP for Derby The Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs is a UK cabinet-level position in charge of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Miliband has said he believes agriculture is important for Great Britain’s cultural heritage, economy and society and also for the environment. Cultural heritage ("national heritage" or just "heritage" is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or Society An economy is the realized social system of production exchange distribution and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area A society is a Population of Humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive Culture and Institutions Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. He has said disease control should be balanced with animal welfare. Animal welfare refers to the viewpoint that it is morally acceptable for humans to use nonhuman animals for food in animal research, as clothing and in entertainment He attaches importance to reaching a “fair balance” between consumers, farmers, manufacturers and retailers. Consumers refers to individuals or households that use goods and services generated within the economy. A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale Miliband also believes the European Union and the World Trade Organisation affect power relations between British and foreign farmers. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in [7]

Foreign Secretary

On June 28, 2007, the day after Gordon Brown became Prime Minister, Miliband was appointed Foreign Secretary. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the He is Britain's third youngest Foreign Secretary and the youngest one since David Owen (in office 21 February 1977 – 4 May 1979). David Anthony Llewellyn Owen Baron Owen of Plymouth, CH PC FKC (born 2 July 1938) is a British Politician, Anthony Eden was appointed to this office at the age of 37 in 1935.

On the morning of December 13, 2007, Miliband stood in for prime minister, Gordon Brown at the official signing ceremony in Lisbon of the EU Reform Treaty, which was attended by all other European heads of government. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. The Treaty of Lisbon (also known as the Reform Treaty) is a Treaty designed to streamline the workings of the European Union (EU with amendments to the Brown was otherwise engaged at the House of Commons, appearing before the Liaison Committee, and travelled to Portugal to sign the treaty in the afternoon. The Liaison Committee is a topical committee of the British House of Commons, the lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. [8]

Role within the Labour Party

Miliband has emphasised a generational division between himself and Blairites such as John Reid, Alan Milburn, Stephen Byers, John Hutton and Peter Mandelson, who are long-standing critics of Gordon Brown. Dr John Reid (born 8 May 1947 is a British Politician who was formerly the Home Secretary and also filled several other cabinet positions including Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958 is a British Politician. He is Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP for Darlington, and served Stephen John Byers (born 13 April 1953) is a British Politician. John Hutton is the name of John Hutton (artist (1906 &ndash 1978 famous for glass engravings at the Shakespeare Centre at Stratford upon Avon or at Coventry Peter Benjamin Mandelson (born 21 October 1953 called "Mandy" by much of the British News media, is a British Labour Politician who is the serving Miliband is a "member" of the "Primrose Hill Gang", a loose network of Young Labour politicians and advisors that supposedly looks beyond Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for the future of the Labour Party. Primrose Hill is a hill of located on the north side of Regent's Park in North London, England, and also the name for the surrounding district Other members of the group include Miliband's brother Ed Miliband, Douglas Alexander, Pat McFadden, James Purnell, Jim Murphy, Andy Burnham, Matthew Taylor, Geoff Mulgan and Patrick Diamond. Edward Samuel Miliband (born 24 December 1969 St Pancras, England) is a British Economist and politician Douglas Garven Alexander (born 26 October 1967 is a British politician who is Secretary of State for International Development. Patrick Bosco McFadden (born 26 March, 1965, Paisley) is a British politician and the Labour MP for the West Midlands constituency James Mark Dakin Purnell (born 2 March 1970, London) is a British politician and the current Secretary of State for Work and Pensions James Murphy (born 23 August 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Andrew Murray Burnham MP (born 7 January 1970 usually known as Andy Burnham, is a British Politician. Matthew Taylor is the name of the following notable people Matthew Taylor (bassist, member of the band Motion City Soundtrack Geoff Mulgan is director of the Young Foundation based in London and Visiting Professor at University College London, the London School of Economics and Patrick Diamond (born 1974 came to prominence as an aide to controversial UK politician Peter Mandelson shortly before Mandelson's infamous second resignation from the British

Miliband could be seen as a leader of a different set of "next generation" Blairite Ministers — a "Blairites for Brown" group — (who political commentators usually identify as Miliband, Andy Burnham, James Purnell and Liam Byrne, several of whom have already prospered under Brown). Andrew Murray Burnham MP (born 7 January 1970 usually known as Andy Burnham, is a British Politician. James Mark Dakin Purnell (born 2 March 1970, London) is a British politician and the current Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liam Dominic Byrne (born 2 October 1970 is a British Labour Party politician There is reported to be little difference between this group and Brownites of the same generation, notably Ed Miliband, and the husband and wife ministerial couple of Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper. Edward Michael "Ed" Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British politician, and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969 is a British Politician. She is the Labour Member of Parliament for Pontefract and Castleford and

Miliband's support for Brown has been seen as an effort among his generation to prevent the Blairite/Brownite division continuing as some Labour party members see this division as having been more a product of personal historic rivalries arising from the 1994 leadership deal, rather than limited policy differences over public services. Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by Government to its Citizens, either directly (through the Public sector) or Political commentator Andrew Rawnsley of The Observer wrote in 2002 that "He is on the Left of the New Labour spectrum. A pundit is someone who offers to mass-media his/her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area (most typically political analysis, the Social sciences Andrew Nicholas James Rawnsley (born January 5, 1962) is a British political journalist and broadcaster The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The He is a believer — in a way that Blair is not entirely — in Continental social democracy". Social democracy is a Political ideology of the left and centre-left [5]

Personal life

Blog

Miliband was the first British cabinet member to have a blog, although claims of excessive cost to taxpayer provoked some controversy. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of [12] On 18 August 2006, Miliband initiated the launch of a wiki. A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content using a simplified Markup language. However, it was subsequently linked to by blogger Guido Fawkes, and mocked, after which further edits by guest users were temporarily prevented. Paul Staines is an Irish Political Blogger Writer of the Pseudonymous " Guido Fawkes ' blog of parliamentary plots rumours & conspiracy" [13]

Views

In January 2007 he sparked minor controversy by saying there was no evidence organic food was better than conventionally grown produce,[14] though he has since clarified he was referring specifically to health benefits. Organic foods are produced according to certain production standards, meaning they are grown without the use of conventional Pesticides artificial Fertilizers Conventionally grown is an Agriculture term referring to a method of growing edible Plants (such as Fruit and Vegetables and other products [15]

Miliband has floated the idea of every citizen being issued with a "Carbon Credit Card" to improve personal carbon thrift. Miliband claims individuals have to be empowered to tackle global warming — "the mass mobilising movement of our age". Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the [16]

On the July 3, 2007 during the Foreign Office Questions session in the House of Commons, he stated about William Hague, "The right hon. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961 is a British Politician. Gentleman's memory has deserted him. When he first entered this House, he worked with 11 other members of the current shadow Cabinet and 22 current Conservative Front Benchers to vote against a referendum on the Maastricht treaty, which involved a smaller transfer of power. The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Shadow Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the The Maastricht Treaty (formally the Treaty on European Union, TEU) was signed on 7 February 1992 in Maastricht, the Netherlands after final "

Miliband has categorically stated that he does not believe in the existence of God. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. [17]

Environmental Record

Miliband is an advocate for international awareness of climate change who believes the cooperation of all nations to be needed for environmental reform. Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences Miliband's focuses include food retail waste management and greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural industries. Greenhouse gases are gaseous constituents of the atmosphere bothnatural and anthropogenic that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of thermal infrared [18]

Miliband believes that the EU should go further in two areas: a low carbon global economy, and global action on climate change. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences He also wants Europe to increase its economic competitiveness. By switching over to a low carbon economy, he plans to tackle climate change. He hopes to ensure a stable price on energy by securing an energy source,[19] and has announced the Government's plans to legislate for carbon reductions at the United Nations General Assembly. Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members [20]

In effort to put environmental reform into action, Miliband has developed a place for a collaborative "environmental contract" to be developed on a Defra (Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs) Wiki site. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection Miliband's emphasis on the necessity of an entirely cooperative effort to effectively instigate a low carbon lifestyle worldwide has led him to create an open dialogue among citizens about environmental issues through web based blogging and in making speeches on the topic around the world. [21]

In February 2007, Miliband called for all 27 nations in the European Union to unify in backing proposals to cut harmful emissions by 30% by 2020. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in [22]

Books

Miliband has edited two books:

Popularity

Miliband came top in a June 2008 poll showing which British politician gay men would most like to go a date with. He won with 39% of the vote, David Cameron came in second. [23]

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  17. ^ While Blair converts to Catholicism, only 8 Ministers say they believe in God. Daily Mail (2007-12-24). The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Retrieved on 2007-12-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes
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  19. ^ Miliband, David (6 June 2007). Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Greening the American Dream.
  20. ^ United Nations General Assembly Verbotim Report meeting 9 session 62 page 45, Mr. Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members Miliband United Kingdom on 27 September 2007 (retrieved 2007-11-12)
  21. ^ Defra website. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  22. ^ 'Now or never' for climate action.
  23. ^ David Miliband - top gay date.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
David Clark		 Member of Parliament for South Shields
2001 – present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Post created		 Minister of State for Communities and Local Government
2005 – 2006		 Succeeded by
Ruth Kelly
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Preceded by
Margaret Beckett		 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2006 – 2007		 Succeeded by
Hilary Benn
Preceded by
Margaret Beckett		 Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
2007 – present		 Incumbent


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NAME DAVID MILIBAND
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The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories David George Clark Baron Clark of Windermere PC DL (born 19 October 1939 in Castle Douglas, Scotland is a British Labour Politician A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. South Shields is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The position of Minister of State for Communities and Local Government was a cabinet -level position in the United Kingdom Government. Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968 is a British politician, currently Member of Parliament for the Bolton West Constituency representing The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, is a Cabinet position heading the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government. Margaret Mary Beckett (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943 is a British Labour Politician, Member of Parliament (MP for Derby The Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs is a UK cabinet-level position in charge of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is a British Labour politician currently serving as the Secretary of State for Environment Margaret Mary Beckett (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943 is a British Labour Politician, Member of Parliament (MP for Derby The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the
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