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Primarolo was appointed Paymaster General
on 4 January 1999. She has overall
responsibility for Inland Revenue and
Customs & Excise duties and tax,
and for HM Treasury.
Member
of Parliament for Bristol South since
1987, she was educated at Thomas Bennet
Comprehensive Crawley, Bristol Poly
and Bristol University. Before entering
Parliament she was a member of Avon
County Council from 1985-87.
In
Opposition she was front bench spokesperson
on health 1992-94, and Treasury affairs
1994-97. She was appointed Financial
Secretary to the Treasury on 4 May
1997.
Born
in 1954, she is married with one son.
Her interests include gardening and
opera.
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