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George Osborne

British politician
Also known as: George Gideon Oliver Osborne
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Peter Kellner is the former president of YouGov PLC and the author of Democracy: 1,000 Years in Pursuit of British Liberty and others.
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George Osborne (born May 23, 1971, London, England) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as chancellor of the Exchequer in the cabinet of Prime Minister David Cameron (2010–16). Osborne was the son of Sir Peter Osborne, 17th baronet of Ballintaylor, a cofounder of the upmarket fabric and wallpaper designer Osborne & Little. At age 13 he dropped his given name, Gideon, in favour of George (and added it officially to his name by...

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