Alan Milburn

The Right Honourable Alan Milburn
Official portrait, 2016
Chancellor of Lancaster University
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2015
Preceded by	Chris Bonington
Chair of the Social Mobility Commission
In office 10 July 2012 – 2 December 2017
Appointed by	Nick Clegg
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Dame Martina Milburn
Minister for the Cabinet Office Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 8 September 2004 – 6 May 2005
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Douglas Alexander
Succeeded by	John Hutton
Secretary of State for Health
In office 11 October 1999 – 13 June 2003
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Frank Dobson
Succeeded by	John Reid
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office 23 December 1998 – 11 October 1999
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Stephen Byers
Succeeded by	Andrew Smith
Member of Parliament for Darlington
In office 9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by	Michael Fallon
Succeeded by	Jenny Chapman
Personal details
Born	(1958-01-27) 27 January 1958 (age 66) Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Lancaster University

Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958) is a British politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Darlington from 1992 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he served for five years in the Cabinet, first as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1998 to 1999, and subsequently as Secretary of State for Health until 2003, when he resigned. He briefly rejoined the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in order to manage Labour's 2005 re-election campaign. He did not seek re-election in the 2010 election. Milburn was chair of the Social Mobility Commission from 2012 to 2017. Since 2015, he has been Chancellor of Lancaster University.