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Alistair Darling

1953 - 2023

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Alistair Maclean Darling, Baron Darling of Roulanish, (28 November 1953 – 30 November 2023) was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under prime minister Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he was a member of Parliament (MP) from 1987 to 2015, representing Edinburgh Central and Edinburgh South West. Darling was first appointed chief secretary to the Treasury by prime minister Tony Blair in 1997, and was promoted to secretary of state for work and pensions in 1998. After spending four years at that department, he spent a further four years as secretary of state for transport, while also becoming secretary of state for Scotland in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Alistair Darling is the 18,188th most popular politician (down from 17,057th in 2024), the 6,412th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,420th in 2019) and the 686th most popular British Politician.

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Among people born in 1953, Alistair Darling ranks 645. Before him are Danny Philip, Lincoln Chafee, Shelley Moore Capito, Moushumi Chatterjee, Pat Cadigan, and Vladimir Kolev. After him are Linda Lingle, Michael Chertoff, Stan Bush, Betty Wright, Rigoberto Cisneros, and Tommy Shaw. Among people deceased in 2023, Alistair Darling ranks 559. Before him are John Tooby, Judith Heumann, Sara Tavares, Samuel T. Durrance, Bram Moolenaar, and Steve Harwell. After him are Bob Knight, Óscar Arizaga, Walter Davis, Georgina Beyer, Illia Kyva, and Ganira Pashayeva.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alistair Darling ranks 6,415 out of 8,785. Before him are Jasper Fforde (1961), John Simm (1970), Peter Reid (1956), Garth Ennis (1970), Paul Eddington (1927), Bill Forsyth (1946), and Elkie Brooks (1945). After him are Paul Lambert (1969), Syd Owen (1922), Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (1991), Mel Charles (1935), and Paddy Pimblett (1995).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Alistair Darling ranks 686. Before him are Tom Tugendhat (1973), Graham Brady (1967), Button Gwinnett (1735), John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (1947), Nicky Morgan (1972), and Rebecca Long-Bailey (1979). After him are Dominic Raab (1974), David Miliband (1965), Malcolm Rifkind (1946), Ellen Wilkinson (1891), Eoin MacNeill (1867), and Ann Widdecombe (1947).

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