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Michael Portillo

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Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo ( por-TIL-oh; born 26 May 1953) is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative Party politician. His broadcast series include railway documentaries such as Great British Railway Journeys and Great Continental Railway Journeys. A former member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield Southgate from 1984 to 1997 and Kensington and Chelsea from 1999 to 2005, holding a number of ministerial and Cabinet positions. Portillo obtained a first-class degree in history from the University of Cambridge, having been a student at Peterhouse. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Michael Portillo is the 17,151st most popular politician (down from 15,931st in 2024), the 5,420th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,492nd in 2019) and the 624th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael Portillo ranks 17,151 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Fischler, Levi Woodbury, Lilia Podkopayeva, Lynden Pindling, Vere Bird, and Marina Kaljurand. After him are Zbigniew Rau, Samvel Babayan, Segerseni, Adam Schiff, Moshe Feiglin, and Ivan Bakanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Michael Portillo ranks 530. Before him are Béla Várady, Abderraouf Ben Aziza, Curtis Armstrong, Keith Allen, Peter-Michael Kolbe, and Mazarópi. After him are Anna Komorowska, Kevin Nealon, Peter Mandelson, Yahya Ould Hademine, Willy Rampf, and Gus Williams.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Portillo ranks 5,422 out of 8,785. Before him are Monty Norman (1928), Naomi Scott (1993), Chris Dreja (1945), Sandra Chick (1947), Valerie Davies (1912), and John Aitken (1839). After him are Ian Wallace (1946), Hubert Gough (1870), Trevor Goddard (1962), John Lynch (1961), John Graves Simcoe (1752), and Ron Flowers (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Michael Portillo ranks 624. Before him are Titus Oates (1649), Tom Clarke (1858), Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705), John Swinney (1964), Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), and Herbert Morrison (1888). After him are John Graves Simcoe (1752), Peter Mandelson (1953), Denis Healey (1917), Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742), John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811), and Malcolm MacDonald (1901).

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