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Sir Ian McCartney is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Makerfield from 1987 to 2010. McCartney served in Tony Blair's cabinet from 2003 until 2007, when Gordon B
McCartney in 2006
The Minister of State for Competitiveness was an office held by a member of the United Kingdom government and appointed by the prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Ian McCartney
…On 23 May 2009, McCartney announced he would not stand again at the 2010 general election due to poor health. McCartney was made Minister of State for Competitiveness at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) following the 1997 general election when Labour came to power. While at the DTI, he steered the Competition…
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