Peter Mandelson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Peter Mandelson

British Labour politician

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1953

Place of Birth: Hampstead Garden Suburb, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson, (born 21 October 1953) is a British Labour politician, president of international think tank Policy Network, and chairman of strategic advisory firm Global Counsel.He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004 and held a number of Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
He was the European Commissioner for Trade between 2004 and 2008. Mandelson was one of several key individuals responsible for the rebranding of the Labour Party as New Labour before its subsequent victory in the 1997 election.
He was twice forced to resign from the Cabinet before leaving Parliament to take up an appointment as a European Commissioner.
He later rejoined the Cabinet for a third time after being created a Life Peer, sitting on the Labour benches in the House of Lords.
He is the only person to hold the position of First Secretary of State as Peer.