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John Whittingdale

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Sir John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale (born 16 October 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maldon (and its predecessors) since 1992 and Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care since July 2024. He previously served as Culture Secretary from 2015 to 2016. Whittingdale was most recently Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries and Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure from May to December 2023, during the maternity leave of Julia Lopez. Whittingdale has been an MP since the 1992 general election, for a series of constituencies centred on the town of Maldon, Essex. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Whittingdale is the 19,275th most popular politician (up from 19,289th in 2019), the 7,687th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,699th in 2019) and the 740th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, John Whittingdale ranks 19,275 out of 19,576. Before him are Sedef Çakmak, Joo Hyun-jung, Ken Calvert, Sylvia Pinel, Yang Yong-eun, and Émilie Heymans. After him are Marcel Hacker, Vanessa D'Ambrosio, Dana Perino, Kevin Brady, Sebastian Nerz, and Jon Ossoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, John Whittingdale ranks 799. Before him are Denise Curry, Neal Broten, Lorrie Morgan, Keith Olbermann, Nancy Grace, and Lester Holt. After him are Yvonne Cagle, Ken Buck, Shubha Mudgal, Jo Bonner, Robin Hanson, and Ellen Roberts.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Whittingdale ranks 7,689 out of 8,785. Before him are Sam Underwood (1987), Tom Ford (1983), Millie Brady (1993), Adrian Heath (1961), Oliver Burke (1997), and Kate Howey (1973). After him are Joanna Page (1977), Neal Skupski (1989), Gus Kenworthy (1991), Kevin Davies (1977), Syed Kamall (1967), and Danny Talbot (1991).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Whittingdale ranks 740. Before him are Kwasi Kwarteng (1975), Alister Jack (1963), Dominic Cummings (1971), Carwyn Jones (1967), David Mundell (1962), and Alyn Smith (1973). After him are Syed Kamall (1967), Justine Greening (1969), Alistair Carmichael (1965), Theresa Villiers (1968), Maria Miller (1964), and Clarissa Ward (1980).

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