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Des Browne was born in Kilwinning and was educated at the local St Michael's Academy and the University Of Glasgow , where he received a Degree in Law . He started his legal career in 1974 as an apprentice Solicitor with the firm James Campbell & Co. On qualifying in 1976 he became an assistant solicitor with Ross, Harper and Murphy, promoted to solicitor in 1980 . He became a partner in McClusky Browne in 1985 as a solicitor, becoming a council member of the Law Society Of Scotland 1988 - 1992 . He has concentrated mainly on Child Law. He contested the Parliamentary seat of Argyll And Bute at the 1992 General Election , and finished in a poor fourth place way behind the sitting Liberal Democrat MP Ray Michie . He was Called To The Bar in Scotland in 1993 . Des Browne was selected to contest the safe Labour seat of Kilmarnock and Loudoun following the retirement of the sitting MP William McKelvey . Browne won the seat comfortably at the 1997 General Election with a majority of 7,256. He made his Maiden Speech on June 20 , 1997 . Des Browne joined the Northern Ireland Select Committee on his election, and became the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Secretary Of State For Scotland Donald Dewar in 1998 . After Dewar left the Cabinet in 1999 to seek election as the First Minister Of Scotland , Browne remained in post as PPS to the new Secretary of State John Reid . In 2000 he became the PPS to the Minister Of State at the Northern Ireland Office. After the as the Chief Secretary To The Treasury and became a Member Of The Privy Council Des Browne is considered a , they have two sons. EXTERNAL LINKS
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