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# Peter Mandelson ## Summary Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson (born 21 October(b. 1953), is a senior British Labour politicianpolitician, one of the chief architects of "New Labour," who served as Member of Parliament for Hartlepool, twice as a Cabinet minister under Tony Blair, as European Commissioner for Trade (2004–2008), and as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (2008–2010). The EpsteinElevated archiveto revealsthe oneHouse of theLords deepest,in most2008, sustained,he andsubsequently mostfounded consequentialthe relationshipspolitical ofconsultancy anyGlobal politicalCounsel. The figureEpstein inarchive thecontains collection:over **6,2776,000 emails acrossbetween 4,389Mandelson threads**,and spanningJeffrey fromEpstein atspanning leastfrom 2002 to Novemberat 2016least —November years2016, aftermaking Epstein'sthis 2008one convictionof forthe solicitingmost prostitutionextensive involvingand aconsequential minor. 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Mandelson visited Epstein'sintroduced privateEpstein islandto withChinese Reinaldoand (confirmedRussian bybusiness islandcontacts. staff),The attendedrelationship post-convictionendured dinnerunbroken partiesfor at the New York mansion alongside [Ehud Barak](/person/ehud-barak), Woody Allen,least andfourteen [Jesyears, Staley](/person/jes-staley),through andEpstein's expressedarrest, loveconviction, and support duringthe Epstein'sescalating sentencingpublic whilerevelations servingabout ashis EUsex Tradetrafficking Commissioner.operation. ## Background Peter Benjamin Mandelson was born on 21 October 1953 in London.first Heentered becameParliament Labouras MP for Hartlepool in 1992 and wasbecame a keydefining architectfigure ofin the "New Labour"modernization projectof underthe TonyLabour Blair.Party. He served as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1998) and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1999–2001), being forced to resignresigning from cabinet twice — over an undisclosed home loan and theboth Hindujaposts passportamid affair.controversy. He was appointed European Commissioner for Trade in 2004, serving until 2008, when Gordon Brown2004 broughtand himreturned backto intothe governmentCabinet as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills andin elevated2008–2010. himHe towas thecreated HouseBaron Mandelson of LordsFoy asand BaronHartlepool Mandelson.in 2008. After leaving government in 2010,government, he founded Global Counsel, a politicalstrategic consultancy.advisory Hefirm, isand openlytook gayon andadvisory inroles awith major financial institutions including Lazard. His long-term relationshippartner withis Reinaldo Avila da Silva. 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