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Peter mandelson born october 21, 1953, british official. British labour party politician, who was the member of parliament mp for hartlepool from 1992 to 2004, served in a number of cab. Much of the book is devoted to the defining political relationships of peter mandelsons life with tony blair and gordon brown. Image caption the book places peter mandelson at the heart of british government over the past decade.
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