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Neil Kinnock

ニール・キノック　/　にーる・きのっく

Politician from United Kingdom

March 28, 1942 (age 84)　・　Tredegar, United Kingdom

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My Take

Neil Kinnock interests me precisely because he never won the top prize. Born in the Welsh mining town of Tredegar in 1942, he led the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992 through years in opposition, dragging it back toward electability without ever becoming Prime Minister himself. I have a soft spot for figures who do the unglamorous rebuilding so that others can later harvest the win. His soft-left pragmatism and his later role as a European Commission Vice-President show a man who kept adapting rather than sulking. Losing repeatedly and refusing to give up takes a particular stubborn dignity, and I respect it.

Overview

Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock (born 28 March 1942) is a Welsh politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1995, first for Bedwellty and then for Islwyn. He was Vice-President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. Kinnock was positioned on the soft left of the Labour Party.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Neil Kinnock
Name (Japanese): ニール・キノック
Reading: にーる・きのっく
Born: March 28, 1942 (age 84)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Horse
Origin: Tredegar, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Cardiff University

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF

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