2 Quotes & Sayings By Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson was born in East Finchley, London, to a father who was a Jewish refugee from Germany and a mother who came from the Netherlands. He studied History at Magdalen College, Oxford. He worked as a researcher for the Conservative Research Department from 1968 to 1974 and then joined the Labour Party from 1974 to 1992. He was elected MP in Islington North in 1992
He has held several positions in government including that of Secretary of State for Trade and Industry between 1995 and 1997, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 1999 and 2001, President of the Board of Trade between 2002 and 2003, Leader of the House of Commons between 2004 and 2009, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in 2007-08, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer between 2008-09 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in 2010-11.