Alan Duncan
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Contents
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1957 -
Occupation
Politics
Notable Achievements
Government Minister
Description
Tory MP for Rutland and Melton. Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2016-2019) who resigned his post in protest of a possible win by Boris Johnson as leader of the Tory Party in 2019. Former Minister of State, Department of International Development (2010-2014). First Tory MP to voluntarily come out as homosexual. Appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (2014).
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.alanduncan.org.uk/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/people/alan-duncan
- http://www.theguardian.com/politics/alanduncan
- http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/07/14/openly-gay-tory-alan-duncan-steps-down-as-international-development-minister/
- https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-mp-alan-duncan-resigns-boris-johnson/
