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Richard George Caborn (born 6 October 1943) is a British politician who served as
Minister of Sport A Ministry of Sports or Ministry of Youth and Sports is a kind of government ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people. The Ministry of Youth and Spo ...
from 2001 to 2007 and later as the
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's ambassador for England's
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bid. He previously served as a junior minister in the
Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions was a United Kingdom Cabinet position created in 1997, with responsibility for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR). The position and department ...
and Department of Trade and Industry. A member of the Labour Party, he was
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(MP) for
Sheffield Central Sheffield Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Paul Blomfield, a member of the Labour Party. Boundaries ;First creation 1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield wards of S ...
from
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to
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.


Early life

Richard Caborn was born in
Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
and was educated at the Hurlfield Secondary Modern Boys School until 1958 (now
Sheffield Springs Academy Sheffield Springs Academy is an 11-16 secondary school serving the Park, Manor and Castle wards of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools whose motto is "''the best in everyone'' ...
) on East Bank Road,
Intake An intake (also inlet) is an opening, structure or system through which a fluid is admitted to a space or machine as a consequence of a pressure differential between the outside and the inside. The pressure difference may be generated on the ins ...
in Sheffield; Granville College of Further Education (no
Castle College
part of
Sheffield College The Sheffield College is a large general further education college in Sheffield, England. The college has six campuses across the city and has 13,500 students enrolled (including 2,501 apprentices) as of 2021. It provides academic, technical an ...
); and Sheffield Polytechnic (now
Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield railway station, while the Collegiate Cr ...
), where he qualified as an engineer. He began an
engineering apprentice An engineering apprenticeship in the United Kingdom is an apprenticeship in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering or aeronautical engineering to train craftsmen, technicians, senior technicians, Incorporated Engineers and Chartered Engine ...
ship in 1959 and became a convenor of shop stewards at Firth Brown in 1967 where he worked as a fitter. He was elected as the Vice-President of Sheffield Trades Council between 1968 and 1979. He became a governor of the
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for three years in 1975. He is a member of the
Co-operative Party The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom, supporting co-operative values and principles. Established in 1917, the Co-operative Party was founded by co-operative societies to campaign politically for the fair ...
and of Amicus (formerly
AEEU The Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU) was a British trade union. It merged with the MSF to form Amicus in 2001. History The union was founded in 1992, when the Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) finally achieved a merger w ...
).


Parliamentary career

In
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, he was elected as a
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for
Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
, where he remained until
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. He contested the new
parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democracy, democratic government, governance of a sovereign state, state (or subordinate entity) where the Executive (government), executive derives its democratic legitimacy ...
seat of Sheffield Central at the 1983 general election, following the decision to retire of the Labour MP for Sheffield Park and former
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member
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, and was elected somewhat easily with a majority of 16,790, and remained the MP there until 2010. Caborn joined the
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under
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in 1988 when he became an opposition spokesman on Trade and Industry, becoming a spokesman of Regional Affairs in 1990. After the 1992 general election he became the chairman of the Trade and Industry Select committee where he served until 1995 when he became an opposition spokesman on the
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. Following Labour's return to power at the 1997 general election, he entered the government of
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as the Minister of State at the
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, in which role he was closely involved in establishing the English Regional Development Agencies. He was also a strong supporter of English regional government, but after negative responses from referendums in the north of England in 2004 this was dropped by government. He then moved with the same position at the Department of Trade and Industry in 1999. He became a Member of the Privy Council in 1999, and from the 2001 general election until 2007 he served as the Minister of Sport. In relation to the
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rebuilding project, he announced in October 2005: "They say the Cup Final will be there, barring six feet of snow or something like that". Caborn was seen as a close ally of
John Prescott John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott (born 31 May 1938) is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and as First Secretary of State from 2001 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, he w ...
, running his campaigns for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party in 1992 (whilst supporting
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for leader). He also ran Prescott's campaign for both deputy and
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in 1994. He is a former
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, and was very active on South Africa issues, being pro-
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and anti-apartheid; he ran concerts in support of the
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. He was an active supporter of
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during the 1984–1985 miners' strike. In March 2003, Caborn supported
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in voting for the controversial
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. On 30 December 2005, Caborn publicly announced his support for capped wages in British football. On 28 June 2007, it was announced he would step down as Minister for Sport to become the
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's ambassador for Britain's unsuccessful
2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national Association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awa ...
bid. In this role, he lobbied
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, oversaw the appointment of the bid's senior team and liaised between ministers and
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. Caborn announced on 13 September 2007 that he would stand down at the next general election. Caborn is a director of Nuclear Management Partners, which manages the
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nuclear complex, a consultant to
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, a construction firm in the nuclear industry, and also a consultant to the Fitness Industry Association. In March 2010, Caborn faced accusations in ''
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'' that he accepted money in exchange for influencing policy, implicating him in the "Lobbygate" affair. On 9 December 2010,
Stephen Byers Stephen John Byers (born 13 April 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallsend between 1992 and 1997, and North Tyneside from 1997 to 2010. He served in the Cabinet from 1998 to 2002, and was ...
,
Geoff Hoon Geoffrey William Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire from 1992 to 2010. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of ...
and himself were banned from Parliament. The Standards and Privileges Committee banned him for six months whilst Byers received two years and Hoon five years.


Caborn principles

The Caborn principles, a list of criteria used by a Secretary of State in deciding whether to use his power to call in a
planning application Planning permission or developmental approval refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions. It is usually given in the form of a building perm ...
, are named after Caborn, who as
Planning Minister Planning is the process of thinking regarding the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning is based on foresight, the fundamental capacity for mental time travel. The evolution of forethought, the capacity to think ahead, is consi ...
first established them in June 1999.Calling-in planning applications (England)
House of Commons Briefing Paper Number 00930, 31 January 2019, accessed 8 July 2021


References


External links



official profile

* ttps://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/richard_caborn/sheffield_central TheyWorkForYou.com – Richard Caborn MP*
BBC Politics profile

Becoming Sports Minister in June 2001

Radio Five Live quiz in June 2001



Audio clips


Talking in 2002 about a possible Olympic bid

Interviewed by the Sport Industry Group in October 2006
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