John Battle (politician)
Sir John Dominic Battle, is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds West from 1987 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he served in government as Minister of State for Trade and Industry (1997–1999) and Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1999–2001) under Tony Blair.
26 April 1951
Born on the same birth day (26 April): Adam Falckenhagen • Browning Ross • Colin Anderson (footballer) • Dick Johnson (racing driver) • Eddie Eagan • Edmund C. Tarbell • Frederick Law Olmsted • Gary Wright • Jay DeMarcus • Jimmy Giuffre • John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute • Jordana Brewster • Jules and Gédéon Naudet • Owen Willans Richardson • Rahul Verma • Rudolf Hess • Shirley Cawley • Tomoyuki Tanaka • Óscar García (footballer, born 1973)
Born in the same month (April 1951): Ace Frehley • Ana María Shua • Bert Blyleven • Börje Salming • David Helvarg • Ian McCartney • Ioan Mihai Cochinescu • Joan Sebastian • John Hannah (American football) • John L. Phillips • Leszek Borysiewicz • Marsha Ivins • Martin Bayerle • Mel Schacher • Nigel Harrison • Pascal Rogé • Phil Schaap • Tony Danza • Ubol Ratana