Jack Straw
Born
1946
Buckhurst Hill
School
Brentwood School
Independent
University
University of Leeds
In office
13.0 years
Longer than 97% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation
In government
GB
Appointed by Gordon Brown
1 post · 2007–2010
TB
Appointed by Tony Blair
4 posts · 1997–2007
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Lord Privy Seal
Career
Before Parliament 7
Bills sponsored
1
private member's bills, 1 as lead sponsor
0
of them became law
6
government bills put forward as a minister
6
of them became law
Government bills 6
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Became law
Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 20102009 · Government bill · Ministry of Justice · co-sponsor
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Became law
Bribery Act 20102009 · Government bill · Ministry of Justice · co-sponsor
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Became law
Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 20102009 · Government bill · Ministry of Justice
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Became law
Coroners and Justice2009 · Government bill · Ministry of Justice
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Became law
Political Parties and Elections2008 · Government bill · Ministry of Justice
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Became law
Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 20082008 · Government bill · Ministry of Justice
Private member's bills 1
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Went no further than first reading
Motor Insurance Regulation Bill2011 · Private member's bill (ten-minute rule)
Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.