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He is MP for Oxford East, and after Labour's victory in the 1997 general election he was made a minister in the Department for Education and Employment. He was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1999 to 2002, when he became Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; he resigned from this post on September 6, 2004, after difficulty leading the Department.
He is best remembered by some for his opposing of the privatisation of air traffic control in 1996 stating "Our air is not for sale" only for Labour to switch polices and thereby propose a Public-private partnership for the National Air Traffic ServicesNational Air Traffic Services Ltd. NATS is the United Kingdom's main air traffic control service provider. It was partly privatised in 2001 by the ruling Labour Party, despite a large backbench rebellion. NATS is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), with t.
| Preceded by: Alistair DarlingThe Right Honourable Alistair Darling (born November 28, 1953) is a British politician for the Labour Party, and is Secretary of State for Transport and separately Secretary of State for Scotland He entered Parliament in 1987 as MP for Edinburgh Central. | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2002–2004 | Followed by: Alan JohnsonThe Right Honourable Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Labour Party member of Parliament for Hull West and Hessle since 1997, and was junior minister at the Department for Education and Skills. He en |