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Damian Green (born 17 January 1956) is a British politician who has been the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashford since 1997. Green is Minister for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims (jointly with the Home Office).
Political career[edit]
Damian held a number of positions in the Shadow Cabinet, including Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2001-2003, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport between 2003-2004 and Shadow Minister for Immigration from 2005-2010. Green was also Minister of State for Immigration from May 2010 to September 2012.
Education[edit]
Damian was educated at Reading School and Balliol College, Oxford University. He was President of the Oxford Union in 1977. From 1978-1992 he worked for the BBC and The Times, as well as Channel 4, where he was a producer and presenter specialising in business programmes. In 1992 he joined John Major’s policy unit, where he worked for 2 years.
