John Hutton

John Hutton is MP for Barrow and Furness in the United Kingdom, and Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions.

Background
Hutton was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys, in Essex, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He became a law lecturer at Northumbria University, before being elected the MP for Barrow and Furness in 1992. He is a friend and former flatmate of key Blair ally Alan Milburn. He is now the Work and Pensions Secretary.

Pro-Nuclear Defender
Seen as a keen defender of local industries including Britain's nuclear Trident programme. Described by The Times as a "Champion of the nuclear industry" within the Cabinet.

Contact details
Web: http://www.johnhuttonmp.co.uk/

SourceWatch resources

 * John Hutton on Nuclear Power and Coal-Fired Power Stations
 * Labour Party

Speeches by Hutton

 * John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, "The Future of Utilities", Speech to the [[Adam Smith Institute], Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London, March 10, 2008.

Other Articles

 * Wikipedia profile of John Hutton