Richard George Caborn was born on 6 October 1943 and is a British politician who served as Minister of Sport from 2001 to 2007 and later as the prime minister's ambassador for England's 2018 FIFA World Cup bid.
19 Facts About Richard Caborn
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Richard Caborn previously served as a junior minister in the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions and Department of Trade and Industry.
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Richard Caborn was born in Sheffield and was educated at the Hurlfield Secondary Modern Boys School until 1958 on East Bank Road, Intake in Sheffield; Granville College of Further Education ; and Sheffield Polytechnic, where he qualified as an engineer.
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Richard Caborn began an engineering apprenticeship in 1959 and became a convenor of shop stewards at Firth Brown in 1967 where he worked as a fitter.
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Richard Caborn was elected as the Vice-President of Sheffield Trades Council between 1968 and 1979.
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Richard Caborn became a governor of the BBC for three years in 1975.
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Richard Caborn is a member of the Co-operative Party and of Amicus.
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Richard Caborn contested the new parliamentary seat of Sheffield Central at the 1983 general election, following the decision to retire of the Labour MP for Sheffield Park and former Cabinet member Fred Mulley, and was elected somewhat easily with a majority of 16,790, and remained the MP there until 2010.
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Richard Caborn was a strong supporter of English regional government, but after negative responses from referendums in the north of England in 2004 this was dropped by government.
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Richard Caborn then moved with the same position at the Department of Trade and Industry in 1999.
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Richard Caborn became a Member of the Privy Council in 1999, and from the 2001 general election until 2007 he served as the Minister of Sport.
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Richard Caborn was seen as a close ally of John Prescott, running his campaigns for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party in 1992.
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Richard Caborn ran Prescott's campaign for both deputy and leader in 1994.
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Richard Caborn is a former Bennite, and was very active on South Africa issues, being pro-Mandela and anti-apartheid; he ran concerts in support of the African National Congress.
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In March 2003, Richard Caborn supported Tony Blair in voting for the controversial Iraq War.
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On 30 December 2005, Richard Caborn publicly announced his support for capped wages in British football.
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Richard Caborn announced on 13 September 2007 that he would stand down at the next general election.
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Richard Caborn is a director of Nuclear Management Partners, which manages the Sellafield nuclear complex, a consultant to AMEC, a construction firm in the nuclear industry, and a consultant to the Fitness Industry Association.
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In March 2010, Richard Caborn faced accusations in The Sunday Times that he accepted money in exchange for influencing policy, implicating him in the "Lobbygate" affair.