David Blunkett date of birth:
June 6, 1947
How old is David Blunkett?
78
Where was David Blunkett born?
Sheffield, Yorkshire
How tall is David Blunkett?
5' 8" (173 cm)
What is David Blunkett nationality?
British
Short Biography
David Blunkett, Baron Blunkett, PC (born 6 June 1947) is best known as a British politician and more recently as an academic, having represented the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency for 28 years through to 7 May 2015 when he stepped down at the general election. Blind since birth, and coming from a poor family in one of Sheffield's most deprived districts, he rose to become Education and Employment Secretary, Home Secretary and Work and Pensions Secretary in Tony Blair's Cabinet following Labour's victory in the 1997 general election.