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Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP
Michael Meacher was Minister for the Environment in the Blair Government 1997-2003. Before 1997 he was a Minister in the Wilson-Callaghan Governments 1974-79 and then a member of the Shadow Cabinet 1983-97. He has thus had 11 years of experience in Government, and has been continually on the Front Bench in Parliament for 29 years.
Throughout his parliamentary career he has held 7 portfolios either in Opposition or in Government. Since 2003 he has been very active on a number of domestic and international issues, especially the background to the Iraq War and its consequences, GM crops and climate change.
