After gaining a first in History at Peterhouse, Cambridge, Michael Portillo worked for a shipping company before joining the Conservative Research Department in 1976. In 1984 he was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Enfield... Google Books
Born: 1953 (age 70 years), Bushey, United Kingdom
Spouse: Carolyn Eadie (m. 1982)
Previous offices: Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (2000–2001), Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (1999–2005), Secretary of State for Employment of the United Kingdom (1994–1995), and more
Parents: Luis Gabriel Portillo and Cora Waldegrave Blyth de Portillo
Education: Peterhouse (1975) and Harrow High School