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Michael Portillo

マイケル・ポルティーリョ　/　まいける・ぽるてぃーりょ

Politician from United Kingdom

May 26, 1953 (age 73)　・　Bushey, United Kingdom

politician
journalist
broadcaster

My Take

Michael Portillo has lived one of the more satisfying second acts in British public life. Once a serious, hard-edged politician, he reinvented himself as the genial host of railway travelogues, and I find that pivot oddly moving. There's real wisdom in someone leaving the corridors of power to ride trains and tell stories about places. I enjoy his railway journeys precisely because the talkative, curious intelligence that served him in politics now serves a gentler purpose, pastel jacket and all. Honestly, I prefer this version of Portillo. The traveller and storyteller suits him far better than the front-bench combatant ever did.

Overview

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo ( por-TIL-oh; born 26 May 1953) is a British journalist, broadcaster, and retired politician. His broadcast series include railway documentaries such as Great British Railway Journeys and Great Continental Railway Journeys.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Michael Portillo
Name (Japanese): マイケル・ポルティーリョ
Reading: まいける・ぽるてぃーりょ
Born: May 26, 1953 (age 73)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Snake
Origin: Bushey, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / journalist / broadcaster

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Harrow High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.michaelportillo.co.uk
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Portillo

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