George Osborne is a Conservative Party politician and has been Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001. Osborne is the Chancellor of the Exchequer and as been since May 2010. Osborne is a member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy as he is heir to the baronetcy of Ballentaylor, County Tipperary, Ireland. In September 2004, Osborne was appointed Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, then after the 2005 General Election, Osborne was promoted to Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer at the age of 33. Soon after, David Cameron became the Leader of the Conservative Party, but retained Osborne in the position of Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. In 2009, Osborne was implicated in the MP Expenses Scandal, when it emerged that he had been ‘flipping’ the designation of his second home in order to avoid capital gains taxes.
George Osborne's harsh medicine for the deficit hit home in September as some rare cheer about the nation's dire public finances left the Chancellor breathing a sigh of relief... more
Britain's financial system hit by a shock credit rating downgrade of 12 major banks and building societies - raising new fears about the stability of banks... more
There is a definite whiff of panic in government - as well as in the markets - as the economy stalls, the reduction in the deficit falls behind schedule, and even the International Monetary Fund, for so long the bastion of fiscal orthodoxy, suggests that policy may need to be modified... more
Business leaders urge the Government to take action to stem the rising tide of unemployment as the jobless numbers go back through the 2.5 million barrier... more
Chancellor George Osborne takes a double dose of bad news on the UK's fragile economic fightback only hours after admitting growth forecasts are certain to be slashed back... more
Chancellor George Osborne joins fellow EU finance ministers in Brussels this afternoon to give formal approval to an economic bail-out package for Portugal... more
The chief executives and chairmen were certain. There was not a ha'penny's worth of doubt in their minds. The 35 bosses, something close to a who's who of Britain's boardrooms, were so adamant that George Osborne's spending cuts were vital and wise that they wrote a letter to the Daily Telegraph saying so... more
After a shock exit blamed on marital problems, Alan Johnson hints at a return to the shadow cabinet and says what he really thinks of Ed Miliband, David Cameron and 'breathtakingly cynical' Nick Clegg ... more
George Osborne envisages a "Britain carried aloft by the march of the maker." And to that end he's shrunk corporation tax, raised research and development tax credits, cut red tape for small businesses, thrown start-up investors an income tax break and offered entrepreneurs relief on capital gains of up to £10 million... more
Osborne was born Gideon Oliver Osborne, but having never liked the name Gideon, he changed it aged 13 with the approval of his mother, to George.
Before entering politics, Osborne’s first job was in data entry for the NHS, logging the names of people that had died in London.
Between 1997 and 2001, Osborne worked for Conservative Leader William Hague as Political Secretary, helping Hague prepare for Prime Minister’s Questions by role playing as then Prime Minister Tony Blair
Osborne is married to The Hon. Frances Howell (now Osborne), daughter of The Lord Howell - former Conservative Cabinet Minister, and the couple have two children named Luke and Liberty
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