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Mo Mowlam

1949 - 2005

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Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam (18 September 1949 – 19 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Redcar from 1987 to 2001 and served in the Cabinet of Tony Blair as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Mowlam's time as Northern Ireland Secretary saw the signing of the historic Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Her personal charisma and reputation for plain speaking led her to be perceived by many as one of the most popular "New Labour" politicians in the UK. When Tony Blair mentioned her in his speech at the 1998 Labour Party Conference, she received a standing ovation. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Mo Mowlam is the 19,064th most popular politician (down from 18,721st in 2024), the 7,162nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,900th in 2019) and the 720th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Mo Mowlam ranks 19,064 out of 19,576. Before her are Salman Khurshid, Elijah Cummings, Asaad al-Shaibani, Heidi Heitkamp, Stephenson King, and Simone Peter. After her are Davor Ivo Stier, Masood Azhar, Pnina Tamano-Shata, Sean Spicer, Alisa Marić, and Seeman.

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Among people born in 1949, Mo Mowlam ranks 806. Before her are Joe Royle, Vicki Lawrence, Charlie McCreevy, Steve King, Tom Forsyth, and Syed Kirmani. After her are Janet Maslin, Tom Cole, Sammy Nelson, John Sentamu, Will Ryan, and Elizabeth Edwards. Among people deceased in 2005, Mo Mowlam ranks 380. Before her are Hamilton Camp, Howard Morris, Ralph Edwards, Dmitry Nelyubin, Nipsey Russell, and Constance Moore. After her are Mitch Hedberg, Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes, Anita Kulcsár, Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Michael P. Murphy, and Nicole DeHuff.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mo Mowlam ranks 7,164 out of 8,785. Before her are Colin Jackson (1967), Daniel Jones (1973), Chris Sutton (1973), Ben Collins (1975), Arthur Darvill (1982), and Craig Thomson (1972). After her are Mika Biereth (2003), Eleanor Tomlinson (1992), Denis Compton (1918), Paul Manning (1974), Jade Ewen (1988), and Michael O'Neill (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Mo Mowlam ranks 720. Before her are Penny Mordaunt (1973), Liam Fox (1961), Mark Drakeford (1954), Geoff Hoon (1953), Angela Rayner (1980), and Jacob Rees-Mogg (1969). After her are John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness (1955), Chris Grayling (1962), Jacqui Smith (1962), Rachel Reeves (1979), Alan Duncan (1957), and Yvette Cooper (1969).

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