Michael Portillo

About Michael Portillo

Reporter and broadcaster who went on to have a long and fruitful political career, serving in a number of capacities until 2005.

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician. His broadcast series include railway documentaries such as Great British Railway Journeys and Great Continental Railway Journeys. A former member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate from 1984 to 1997 and Kensington and Chelsea from 1999 to 2005. First elected to the House of Commons in a 1984 by-election, Portillo served as a junior minister under both Margaret Thatcher and John Major, before entering the Cabinet in 1992 as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, before being promoted to Secretary of State for Employment in 1994. A Thatcherite and a Eurosceptic, he was considered a "darling of the right" and was seen as a likely challenger to Major during the 1995 Conservative leadership election, but did not run, and was subsequently promoted to Secretary of State for Defence.

Official Website

http://www.michaelportillo.co.uk

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Michael Portillo before fame

In 1961, he made his debut appearance on television in a commercial for Ribena, a blackcurrant cordial drink.

Achievement of Michael Portillo

From 2002 to 2007, he presented the Dinner with Portillo discussion show, in which he and seven guests would discuss political and social problems over a four-course meal.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Michael Portillo family life

In 1982, he married Carolyn Eadie. John Blyth, his father, was a successful linen mill owner.

Associations of Michael Portillo

He was a fervent supporter of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, working as a junior minister under her and advocating a pure Thatcherite path even after she left office.

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