What is Michael Portillo's middle name?
Denzil Xavier
What is Michael Portillo's full name?
Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo
Michael Portillo date of birth:
May 26, 1953
How old is Michael Portillo?
73
Where was Michael Portillo born?
Bushey, Hertfordshire, UK
How tall is Michael Portillo?
5' 11" (180 cm)
Is Michael Portillo gay or straight?
Straight
What is Michael Portillo's ethnicity?
White
What is Michael Portillo nationality?
Scottish
What is Michael Portillo's occupation?
Writer
Michael Portillo claim to fame:
Great British Railway Journeys
Short Biography
Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo (born 26 May 1953) is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Member of Parliament, Deputy Conservative Party leader and Cabinet Minister. Portillo was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1984; a strong admirer of Margaret Thatcher, and a Eurosceptic, Portillo served as a junior minister under both Thatcher and John Major, before entering the cabinet in 1992. A "darling of the right", he was seen as a likely challenger to Major during the 1995 Conservative leadership election, but stayed loyal. As Defence Secretary, he pressed for a purist Thatcherite course of "clear blue water", separating the policies of the Conservatives from Labour.