Peter Mandelson

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Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson, Template:Post-nominals (born 21 October 1953) is a British politician, lobbyist and diplomat who has served as British Ambassador to the United States since February 2025.

A member of the Labour Party, Mandelson served as Labour's director of communications from 1985 to 1990, becoming one of the first people to whom the term "spin doctor" was applied and being dubbed the "Prince of Darkness"<ref name="ft" /><ref name="independent.co.uk" /> because of his "ruthless" and "media savvy" reputation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Mandelson served as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade in 1998 and again from 2008 to 2010, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1999 to 2001 as well as First Secretary of State and Lord President of the Council from 2009 to 2010. He was the European Commissioner for Trade from 2004 to 2008 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004, before being elevated to the House of Lords as a Life Peer in 2008. In November 2010, he co-founded Global Counsel, a lobbying firm based in London.

Mandelson has been described as having a "significant influence" on the office of current Labour Party Leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a "core part" of his political network.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In December 2024, Starmer nominated Mandelson as HM Ambassador to the United States.<ref name="ft">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:Subscription required</ref>

Early life and educationEdit

Peter Mandelson was born at Hendon, Middlesex,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> on 21 October 1953,<ref name=whoswho/><ref name="bbc-profile">Template:Cite news</ref> the younger son of the Hon. Mary Joyce Mandelson (Template:Nee)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and George Norman Mandelson (1920–1988).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Of Polish Jewish extraction, his patrilineal great-great-great-grandfather was Colonel Naphtali Felthousen Mendelssohn; his great-grandfather, Levy Mandelson (1834–1891)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was son-in-law of Samuel Cohen MLA; and, his grandfather, Norman Levy Mandelson (1872–1956), founded the Harrow United Synagogue. His father George Norman Mandelson (known as Tony) was the advertising manager of The Jewish Chronicle<ref name=jc-20100722>Template:Cite news</ref> who served as an officer in the Royal Dragoons during the Second World War.<ref name=ThirdMan>Template:Cite book</ref> On his mother's side, Mandelson is a grandson of Herbert Morrison,<ref name="ReferenceA">"An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain by John O'Farrell"</ref> London County Council leader and a Cabinet Minister in the Attlee government.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Mandelson was raised in Hampstead Garden Suburb; recalling his childhood, he said: "my whole upbringing was framed around the Suburb – my friendships and values".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

EducationEdit

Mandelson attended the Garden Suburb School,<ref name="ThirdMan" /> and from 1965 to 1972 Hendon County Grammar School.<ref name="bbc-profile" /> In 1966, he appeared on stage with the local amateur theatre group, the Hampstead Garden Suburb Dramatic Society, as the eponymous lead in The Winslow Boy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During his teenage years he joined the Young Communist League due to the UK's support of the United States' role in the Vietnam War. He was educated at the University of Oxford as an undergraduate of St Catherine's College, Oxford, where he read philosophy, politics and economics (PPE); his tutors included Nicholas (now Lord) Stern.<ref name="bbc-profile" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early careerEdit

As Chairman of the British Youth Council, in 1978 Mandelson was delegated to attend the Soviet-organised World Festival of Youth and Students at Havana, Cuba.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was elected to Lambeth Borough Council in 1979 but stood down in 1982, disillusioned with the state of Labour politics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson then worked from 1982 to 1985 as a television producer at London Weekend Television on Weekend World, where he formed a friendship with his superior John (now Lord) Birt.<ref name="bbc-20010124">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="bbc-1991912" />

Political careerEdit

Labour's director of communicationsEdit

In 1985, the Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock appointed him as the party's director of communications. As director, he was one of the first people in Britain to whom the term "spin doctor" was applied; he was thus called "the Prince of Darkness".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:Subscription required</ref><ref name="independent.co.uk">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=bbc-1991912>Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson ran the campaign at the 1986 Fulham by-election where Labour defeated the Conservative Party.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

For the 1987 general election campaign, Mandelson commissioned film director Hugh Hudson, whose Chariots of Fire (1981) had won an Oscar as Best Picture, to make a party political broadcast promoting Neil Kinnock as a potential prime minister. Tagged "Kinnock – the Movie", it led to the party leader's approval rating being raised by 16%,<ref name="Fielding">Steven Fielding "Labour Party Election Broadcast (21 May 1987)", BFI screenonline</ref> to 19%, in polls,<ref name="Walker">Tim Walker "Why Chariots of Fire director Hugh Hudson won't make broadcasts for Ed Miliband", The Telegraph, 14 July 2012</ref> and was even repeated in another PPB slot.<ref name="Fielding" /> The election, held on 11 June 1987, returned Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives for the third time, although Labour gained 20 seats,<ref name="BBC19">Template:Cite news</ref> and, this time, convincingly pushed the SDP-Liberal Alliance into third place. Opponents termed the Labour Party's election campaign "a brilliantly successful election defeat".<ref name="Walker" /> He ceased being a Labour Party official in 1990 when he was selected as Labour candidate for the constituency of Hartlepool, which was then considered a safe seat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As an MPEdit

Mandelson was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1992 general election,<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> and made several speeches outlining his strong support for the European Union. Although sidelined during the brief period when John Smith led the Labour Party, Mandelson was by now close to two shadow cabinet members – Gordon Brown and Tony Blair – each regarded as potential future party leaders. Following Smith's sudden death on 12 May 1994, Mandelson opted to back Blair for the leadership, believing him a superior communicator to Brown,<ref name="Blair story">Template:Cite news</ref> and played a leading role in the leadership campaign. This created acrimony between Mandelson and Brown, though they were considered to be allies in the Labour Party.<ref name="it's love">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1994, Kate Garvey suggested that Mandelson (who was at the time being derided by the trades unions and other Labour factions), should adopt a nom de guerre throughout Blair's leadership bid, so that he might conceal his considerable role within the campaign team. Mandelson agreed to be called "Bobby" for the duration and was thanked by Blair using this pseudonym in his victory speech.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After becoming a close ally and trusted adviser to Tony Blair, Mandelson was Labour's election campaign director for the 1997 general election, which Labour won decisively.<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Dead link Template:Cbignore</ref>

Minister without PortfolioEdit

Mandelson was appointed as a Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office, where his job was to co-ordinate within government. A few months later, he also acquired responsibility for the Millennium Dome, after Blair decided to go ahead with the project despite the opposition of most of the Cabinet (including the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport who had been running it). Jennie Page, the Dome project's chief executive, was abruptly sacked after a farcical opening night.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In June 2000, in what was seen as a reference to the close interest in the Dome from Mandelson, known at the time as so-called "Dome Secretary" and his successor Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Page told the House of Commons Select Committee for Culture and Heritage: "I made several attempts to persuade ministers that standing back from the Dome would be good for them as well as good for the Dome".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryEdit

In July 1998, Mandelson was appointed to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and was sworn of the Privy Council; he launched the Millennium Bug And Electronic Commerce Bill and a Competitiveness White paper, which he described, as 'bold, far reaching and absolutely necessary'. He also appointed a "Net Tsar" to lead the UK in what he termed the "new industrial revolution". Mandelson bought a home in Notting Hill in 1996 partly with an interest-free loan of £373,000 from Geoffrey Robinson, a Cabinet colleague and millionaire whose business dealings were subject to an inquiry by Mandelson's department.<ref name="resignation1">Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson contended that he had deliberately not taken part in any decisions relating to Robinson. He had not declared the loan in the Register of Members' Interests and resigned in December 1998.<ref name="resignation1" /> Mandelson had also not declared the loan to his lender (the Britannia Building Society) although they decided not to take any action, with the CEO stating "I am satisfied that the information given to us at the time of the mortgage application was accurate."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson initially thought he could weather the press storm, but had to resign when it became clear that the Prime Minister thought nothing else would clear the air.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In October 2000, it was reported that Robinson had "accused Peter Mandelson of lying to the Commons about the home loan affair that cost both of them their government jobs."<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Later, it emerged that while in the role, Mandelson urged PM Blair to proceed with the rollout of the system which later metastasised into the Horizon IT scandal arguing that it was "only sensible choice".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Secretary of State for Northern IrelandEdit

Mandelson was out of the Cabinet for ten months. In October 1999 he was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, replacing Mo Mowlam. In his very first speech in the post he mistakenly referred to himself as the "Secretary of State for Ireland".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During his tenure he oversaw the creation of the devolved legislative assembly and power-sharing executive and reform of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

On 24 January 2001, Mandelson resigned from the Government for a second time, following accusations of using his position to influence a passport application.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> He had contacted Home Office Minister Mike O'Brien on behalf of Srichand Hinduja, an Indian businessman who was seeking British citizenship and whose family firm was to become the main sponsor of the "Faith Zone" in the Millennium Dome. At the time Hinduja and his brothers were under investigation by the Indian Government for alleged involvement in the Bofors scandal. Mandelson insisted he had done nothing wrong and was exonerated by an independent inquiry by Sir Anthony Hammond, which concluded that neither Mandelson nor anyone else had acted improperly.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

At the 2001 general election Mandelson was challenged by Arthur Scargill of the Socialist Labour Party and by John Booth, a former Labour Party press officer standing as "Genuine Labour",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but Mandelson was re-elected with a large majority.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In his victory speech, Mandelson said: "It was said that I was facing political oblivion ... Well, they underestimated Hartlepool and they underestimated me because I am a fighter and not a quitter."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Stepping down as MPEdit

Despite Labour success at the June 2001 general election, a third Cabinet appointment did not materialise and Mandelson indicated his interest in becoming the United Kingdom's European Commissioner when the new Commission was established in 2004. Both of Britain's Commissioners, Neil Kinnock and Chris Patten, were due to stand down. Appointment as a European Commissioner would require his resignation from Parliament, precipitating a by-election in his Hartlepool constituency. His EC appointment was announced in the summer and on 8 September 2004 Mandelson resigned his seat by petitioning to become Steward of the Manor of Northstead.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> Labour held the seat at the 2004 Hartlepool by-election with a much-reduced majority of 2,033 votes (equating to 40.7% of the vote),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> being succeeded by Iain Wright as MP for Hartlepool.

European CommissionerEdit

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Mandelson and US President George W. Bush in February 2005

On 22 November 2004, Mandelson became Britain's European Commissioner, taking the trade portfolio. In October 2008 he left his post as Trade Commissioner to return to UK politics. As a former EU Commissioner, Mandelson became entitled to a £31,000 pension upon reaching the age of 65 years. It was claimed by Christopher Hope of The Daily Telegraph in 2009 that Mandelson's pension was contingent on a "duty of loyalty to the Communities", which also applied after his term in office.<ref name="hope">Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore Template:Subscription required</ref> The TaxPayers' Alliance, which was reported to have uncovered the threat to his pension, demanded that he should declare the conflict of interest and either relinquish his EU pay cheques or resign as a minister. "When one considers that his new ministerial post deals specifically with business, enterprise and regulatory reform – all areas that are intimately involved with EU legislation, regulation and policy –" the group said, "the conflict of interest is even more stark." Mandelson did not agree that he had a conflict of interests. "He has always had a clear view of British interests and how they are secured by our EU membership," a spokesperson said.<ref name="hope" />

The website Full Fact reported in 2019 that the claim was untrue, stating that while there are rules governing the conduct of current and former EU staff members, which can lead to pensions sanctions, the European Commission had informed them that it would be "probably impossible" for such people to lose their pension for criticising the EU or supporting Brexit. Full Fact also pointed out that there had been multiple cases of both current and ex-commissioners criticising the EU – in April 2019, German former Commissioner Günter Verheugen criticised the EU's Brexit negotiating position, saying "the problem is on the EU side", while in 2017 British former Commissioner Lord Hill had supported "getting on" with Brexit.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Peerage and return to CabinetEdit

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Mandelson (left) with Gordon Brown at the Progressive Governance Conference, February 2010.

On 3 October 2008, as part of Gordon Brown's Cabinet reshuffle it was announced, amid some controversy,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> that Mandelson would return to Government in the re-designated post of Business Secretary and would be raised to the peerage,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> thus becoming a member of the House of Lords.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> On 13 October 2008 he was created Baron Mandelson, of Foy in the County of Herefordshire and of Hartlepool in the County of Durham,<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> being introduced in the House of Lords the same day.<ref>House of Lords Minute of Proceedings of Monday 13 October 2008.</ref> Following his return to office, Mandelson supported the planned Heathrow expansion.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 6 March 2009, environmental protester Leila Deen of anti-aviation group Plane Stupid approached him outside a summit on the government's low carbon industrial strategy and threw a cup of green custard in his face in protest over his support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The protester was cautioned on 9 April for causing "harassment, alarm or distress".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In a Cabinet reshuffle on 5 June 2009 Mandelson was appointed Lord President of the Council with the honorary title of First Secretary of State;<ref name="guardian.co.uk">Template:Cite news</ref> it was also announced that the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills would be merged into his, affording him the new title of Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and that he would continue as President of the Board of Trade.<ref name="guardian.co.uk" /><ref>Full list of Cabinet members, Prime Minister's Office, 5 June 2009</ref> Mandelson was a member of 35 of the 43 Cabinet committees and subcommittees.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In August 2009, Mandelson was widely reported to have ordered "technical measures" such as internet disconnection to be included in the draft of the Digital Economy Act 2010 after a "big lobbying operation", even though the Digital Britain report had rejected this type of punishment.<ref name="timesAug2009">Template:Cite news</ref> The Independent reported that according to their Whitehall sources, Mandelson was persuaded that tough laws were needed to reduce online copyright infringement following an intensive lobbying campaign by influential people in the music and film industry.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The paper also reported that this included a meeting with DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen at the Rothschild family villa on the Greek island of Corfu. Mandelson's spokesperson claimed that there had been no discussion of internet piracy during the Corfu dinner and suggested that the decision to reverse Lord Carter's findings had been taken in late July before the trip. The Times reported after the Corfu meeting that an unnamed Whitehall source had confirmed that before this trip, Mandelson had shown little personal interest in the Digital Britain agenda, which has been ongoing for several years. According to the source of The Times, Mandelson returned from holiday and effectively issued an edict that the regulation needed to be tougher.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In August 2011, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request showed that Mandelson had decided to approve the inclusion of technical measures, such as the disconnection of internet access, at least two months before public consultation had finished and that he had shown little interest in the consultation. Letters from Mandelson's office document talks with Sir Lucian Grainge, CEO of Universal Music Group, on 2 June 2009 and that on the following day Mandelson advised Lord Carter about the "possibility of [the Secretary of State] having a power to direct OfCom to go directly to introduce technical measures". Mandelson made the formal announcement that technical measures, including disconnection, were to be included in the Digital Economy Bill two months later on 7 August 2009.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

An opinion poll conducted by the centre-left think tank Compass found in March 2009 that Mandelson was less disliked by Labour Party members than Deputy Leader Harriet Harman. This was felt to be unusual as Mandelson "historically has been unpopular among Labour members".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Blair's assertion in 1996, namely that "my project will be complete when the Labour Party learns to love Peter Mandelson",<ref>cited in The Daily Telegraph, 2 March 1996, "Blair: In his own words", BBC News Channel, 11 May 2007</ref> was seen as prophetic in late September 2009 when Mandelson was enthusiastically received at the party conference in Brighton.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Post-CabinetEdit

After the Labour Party lost the 2010 general election, Mandelson's memoirs, The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour, were published in July 2010, two months after leaving office.<ref>Andrew Rawnsley "The Third Man by Peter Mandelson", The Observer, 18 July 2010</ref><ref>Matthew d'Ancona "The Third Man by Peter Mandelson: review", The Daily Telegraph, 28 July 2010</ref> The memoirs were subsequently criticised by Labour leadership contenders Ed and David Miliband as too by Andy Burnham.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

During this time, he was appointed president of the international think tank Policy Network.

In November 2010, Mandelson and Ben Wegg-Prosser founded Global Counsel, a London-based lobbying firm with the financial support of WPP, the advertising giant.<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore</ref><ref name="ft-20130531">Template:Cite news</ref>

The firm provides advice for corporate strategists and senior management worldwide.

Lord Mandelson has been criticised for not revealing his clientèle.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> As a corporate lobbyist, he personally helped clients such as Shein, Shell, Palantir, Alibaba, TikTok, and the UK private water industry obtain meetings with ministers and senior officials.<ref name=":1">Mandelson firm lobbies for TikTok, Shell and water industry in boom under Labour, 4 December 2024</ref><ref name=":2">Peter Mandelson's Consultancy Lobbied New Government on Behalf of Shell, Adam Barnetton, 31 January 2025</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1999, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, Mandelson was an invited guest of the Bilderberg Group and attended the annual conferences.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In January 2011, it was announced that Mandelson would serve as a senior adviser to the advisory investment banking firm, Lazard.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="telegraph-20110821">Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore</ref>

In 2013, Lord Mandelson also joined the Board of Trustees of Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft.<ref>Board of Trustees Template:Webarchive Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft of Deutsche Bank.</ref> In May 2011 it was revealed that there was speculation that Mandelson had been approached by China to be a candidate for the leadership of the International Monetary Fund, even though Mandelson had not served as a finance minister or headed a central bank. It was then speculated that Lord Mandelson's name might be put forward to succeed Pascal Lamy as Director-General of the World Trade Organization, backed by David Cameron.

In May 2012, Mandelson confirmed that he was advising Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) in selling timber products to Europe. In 2012 APP was accused of illegal logging in Indonesia and damaging the habitats of rare animals such as the Sumatran tiger. At least 67 companies worldwide, such as Tesco and Kraft Foods since 2004 and Danone since 2012 have boycotted APP.<ref>Lord Mandelson confirms he is advising company accused of illegal logging Peer's consultancy works for paper and pulp multinational alleged to have chopped down protected trees Guardian 10 May 2012</ref><ref>Yoghurt for forests! Danone drops Asia Pulp and Paper, plans zero deforestation policy Greenpeace 2 April 2012</ref><ref>The Ramin Paper Trail Asia Pulp & Paper Under Investigation – Part 2 in short Greenpeace 1 March 2012</ref> In 2013, Lord Mandelson was appointed to the revived post of High Steward of Hull, an ancient ceremonial position held by his grandfather Herbert Morrison in 1956–65 and defunct since 1974.<ref name="bbc21290844">Template:Cite news</ref>

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European Commissioner Mandelson in 2007

After the 2015 Labour leadership election resulted in Jeremy Corbyn becoming the party leader, Mandelson stated that he believed that Labour was now unelectable, but advised party members unhappy with the situation to wait for Corbyn to demonstrate this before working to replace him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He wished for an early general election to force Corbyn out.<ref name=guardian-20160927>Template:Cite news</ref> In February 2017, he said Corbyn had "no idea in the 21st century how to conduct himself as a leader of a party putting itself forward in a democratic election" and "I work every single day to bring forward the end of [Corbyn's] tenure in office".<ref name=telegraph-20170221>Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore</ref>

After the results of the 2017 UK general election became known, Mandelson conceded that Corbyn's election campaign was "very sure-footed" and the result, in which Labour gained seats and denied the Conservatives a majority, unexpected.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> "I was wrong" about Corbyn, he told BBC News. "I am very surprised, an earthquake has happened in British politics and I did not foresee it", although he doubted Corbyn's ability to gain a Commons majority.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Two years later, at the 2019 general election, Labour suffered their worst defeat since the 1930s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson described the result as "not undeserved", arguing that Corbyn's leadership was one of the main reasons for Labour's defeat.<ref>Archived at Ghostarchive Template:Cbignore and the Wayback Machine Template:Cbignore: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>

During the 2016 EU referendum, Mandelson sat on the board on Britain Stronger in Europe, the official "Remain" campaign, which was unsuccessful.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Following the Brexit Referendum, Mandelson was an outspoken advocate for a second referendum.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

After Roberto Azevêdo announced he would step down as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in September 2020, Mandelson declared an interest in succeeding him. He proceeded to lobby governments around the world for the role,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> arguing that the WTO had "reached a fork in the road" and had to be "picked up and put back on its feet".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson, an opponent of Brexit, was overlooked in favour of the Conservative Liam Fox:<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> his prospective candidacy ceased when Fox secured the UK Government's nomination.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2021, it was reported that Mandelson had been advising Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer on moving the party beyond Corbyn's leadership and broadening its electoral appeal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson is one of the stars of the weekly podcast How To Win An Election from The Times, presented by Matt Chorley and alongside Polly Mackenzie and Danny Finkelstein.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Contesting the 2024 University of Oxford Chancellor election, Lord Mandelson finished fourth out of thirty-eight candidates, which Lord Hague won.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

AmbassadorshipEdit

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Mandelson and US President Donald Trump in May 2025

In December 2024, Mandelson was nominated as HM Ambassador to the United States.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Previously opposed to Donald Trump and describing him as "little short of a white nationalist and racist,"<ref name="ft" /> "reckless and a danger to the world" likening him to "a bully",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson revised his opinion publicly asserting his respect for Trump, according to the will of the people.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lord Mandelson assumed office on 10 February 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

ControversiesEdit

Template:Criticism section During the 2009 expenses scandal, The Daily Telegraph raised questions about the timing of Mandelson's second home allowance claim, dating from 2004, saying, "Lord Mandelson billed the taxpayer for almost £3,000 of work on his constituency home in Hartlepool less than a week after announcing his decision to stand down as an MP." Mandelson said in a statement, "The work done was necessary maintenance. All claims made were reasonable and submitted consistent with parliamentary rules."<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore</ref> On 22 April 2005, The Times revealed that Mandelson had spent the previous New Year's Eve on the yacht of Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, which was at the centre of a major EU investigation and although it did not allege impropriety, it did state that Mandelson's visit was inappropriate for a serving European Commissioner.<ref>Anthony Browne, Daniel McGrory and Lewis Smith "Mandelson, the computer king and a party on a luxury yacht", The Times, 22 April 2009</ref>

In 2006, The Daily Mail reported that Mandelson had received a free cruise on a yacht from Diego Della Valle, a controversial Italian mogul, raising questions as Della Valle's businesses (such as luxury shoe brand Tod's) benefited from tariffs imposed shortly thereafter by Mandelson as EU Trade Commissioner on Chinese shoes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Reports also indicated that Mandelson had been lent a private jet by Nat Rothschild, who also benefited from his decisions, while serving as Commissioner.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Mandelson and Rothschild were accused of corruption leading Rothschild to sue the Daily Mail alleging libel, however Rothschild lost the case.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

During the summer of 2008, Mandelson had a widely publicised disagreement with Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France.<ref name="bbc-profile" /> Sarkozy accused him of trying to sell out European farmers and appeared to blame his handling of the Doha round of trade talks for the "no" vote in the Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon. Mandelson said his position at world trade talks had been undermined and told the BBC he did not start the row, saying, "I stood up for myself, I'm not to be bullied." He said he believed the row was over but renewed his warnings on protectionism.<ref name="bbc-profile" />

In 2008, Mandelson was hospitalised, suffering from a kidney stone. At this time, melamine added to milk in China had caused kidney stones and other ailments in thousands of Chinese children, killing at least six. Ironically, during the previous week Mandelson had drunk a glass of Chinese yoghurt in front of reporters in order to show his confidence in Chinese dairy products, although his own kidney stones were unrelated.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In October 2008 Mandelson was reported to have maintained private contacts over several years with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, most recently on holiday in August 2008 on Deripaska's yacht at Taverna Agni on the Greek island of Corfu.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> News of the contacts sparked criticism because, as European Union Trade Commissioner, Mandelson had been responsible for two decisions to cut aluminium tariffs that had benefited Deripaska's United Company Rusal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson denied that there had been a conflict of interest and insisted that he had never discussed aluminium tariffs with Deripaska.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 26 October 2008 the Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague claimed the "whole country" wanted "transparency" about Mandelson's previous meetings with Deripaska. In response, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Mandelson's dealings with Deripaska had been "found to be above board".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson said that meeting business figures from "across the range" in emerging economies was part of his brief as EU Trade Commissioner.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 29 October 2008, while Mandelson was on a ministerial visit to Moscow,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> it was alleged in the British press that Valery Pechenkin, the head of security at Deripaska's company Basic Element, had organised a swift entry visa for Mandelson when he turned up in Moscow to visit Deripaska in 2005.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In June 2013, writing for the Progress website, Mandelson warned Labour it risked harming its election chances if affiliated trade unions continued to "manipulate parliamentary selections" as was alleged in the 2013 Labour Party Falkirk candidate selection controversy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In April 2014, it was reported that Mandelson had strong ties to Russian conglomerate Sistema.<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore</ref>

Peter Mandelson has been criticised for being a member of the House of Lords while running a lobbying firm.<ref name=":3">New UK ambassador to US still holds stake in lobbying firm for TikTok, David Sheppard and Jim Pickard, The Financial Times, 21 January 2025</ref> In 2021, he was the only Labour peer to vote against an amendment denouncing genocide in Xinjiang.<ref name=":3" />

In 2019, UK's Channel 4 aired an episode of Dispatches in which a source close to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein claimed that Peter Mandelson (while serving as a UK Cabinet Minister) made a phone call to Epstein in order to set up a meeting with Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan. In June 2023, an internal JPMorgan report from 2019, filed to a New York court, found that "Jeffrey Epstein appears to maintain a particularly close relationship with Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and [Peter] Lord Mandelson, a senior member of the British Government."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In February 2025, when asked about his relationship with Epstein by the Financial Times, Mandelson said "I'm not going to go into this. It's an FT obsession and frankly you can all fuck off. OK?"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Non-political commitmentsEdit

Mandelson served, until 8 October 2008, as President of the Central School of Speech and Drama.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was replaced in this un-remunerated post by playwright Harold Pinter, who died two months later.

Guest of honour in 2011 at Herbert Morrison Primary School in Vauxhall, South London, which was hosting a special themed day in honour of Mandelson's grandfather, after whom the school was named,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Lord Mandelson served as Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University from 2016 to 2025.<ref name=whoswho>Template:Who's Who</ref><ref name=ft/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

Mandelson is gay and said to be "intensely private" about his personal life.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson considers himself a good role model for gay people because of his success in public office. During his time in government, the press – tabloid and broadsheet alike – often portrayed Mandelson as effeminate through "the linguistic resources of camp" and narcissistic – sometimes including coded references to homosexual acts in their descriptions of his actions.<ref>Morrish, L. (2002) '"That's so typical of Peter – as soon as there's a cock-up he tries to sit on it": British Broadsheet Press versus Peter Mandelson 1996–2001.' Paper given at the 9th Annual American University Conference on Lavender Languages and Linguistics.</ref> Having lived in London with dom Reinaldo Avila da Silva Template:Post-nominals, a Brazilian translator since March 1998,<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore</ref> Lord Mandelson wed his partner on 28 October 2023.<ref name=ft/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Attempted outings and harassmentEdit

While his sexual orientation was known to friends, colleagues and constituents, in 1987 the News of the World ran an issue that attempted to out Mandelson as gay.<ref name=":0" /> Mandelson preferred to keep his personal life private and as such did not respond.<ref name="Tatchell-1998">Template:Cite news</ref> Mandelson was outed again by Matthew Parris in 1998 on the BBC programme Newsnight.<ref name="BBC-2010">Template:Cite news</ref> This led to press harassment of his partner, with the Daily Express sending a reporter to take pictures of him while he was at his languages course.<ref name=":0" />

An internal investigation later found that the photos had been obtained without Avila da Silva's consent and images of him attempting to cover his face had been secretly deleted. Mandelson phoned the BBC and the Press Complaints Commission following NewsnightTemplate:'s broadcast,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and an internal memo was later sent within the BBC, stating: "under no circumstances whatsoever should allegations about the private life of Peter Mandelson be repeated or referred to on any broadcast."<ref name="BBC-2010" />

In the mediaEdit

BBC Four's Storyville in 2010, Mandelson: The Real PM?, directed by Hannah Rothschild,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> a fly-on-the-wall documentary about Mandelson as Business Secretary in the run up to the 2010 UK General Election.
Mandelson was portrayed by Paul Rhys in the 2003 Channel 4 drama The Deal.
Mandelson was portrayed by Mark Gatiss in the 2015 Channel 4 drama Coalition.
Mandelson was portrayed by Nigel Planer in the 2011 comedy drama The Hunt for Tony Blair.
The Little Britain character Sebastian Love was based on Mandelson.

HonoursEdit

File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg UK Baron (2008)<ref>Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage (2019)</ref>
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File:Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg Officer, Légion d'honneur (2017)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

BibliographyEdit

(with Roger Liddle) The Blair Revolution: Can New Labour Deliver? Faber, 1996 Template:ISBN
- The Blair Revolution Revisited, (2nd ed), Politicos, 2002, Template:ISBN
(contrib.) The City in Europe and the World, European Research Forum at London Metropolitan University, 2006 Template:ISBN
The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour Harper Press, 2010 Template:ISBN

WorksEdit

Mandelson, Peter (1997): Labour's next steps Fabian Society
Mandelson, Peter (2002): The Blair Revolution Revisited Politico's, Template:ISBN
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ReferencesEdit

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NotesEdit

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External linksEdit

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Lord Mandelson, former MP – They Work For You
Peter Mandelson profile at UK Parliament
Peter Mandelson | Financial Times
Policy Network
Profile: Peter Mandelson BBC News, 3 October 2008, 13 August 2004
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Peter Mandelson: Interview on New Statesman, 1 October 2008.
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