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David was the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010. Aged 41, he became the youngest person in 30 years to hold the position. He was responsible for a global network of 16 000 diplomats in over 160 countries. He established a distinctive and respected voice for an internationalist Britain, from the war in Afghanistan to the Iranian nuclear programme to engagement with the world's emerging powers. David's advocacy of a global role for a strong European foreign policy led to him being widely supported for the new job of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs - a position he declined to continue his work in Britain. David believes in leadership through ideas.

He first came to prominence as the Policy Director for Tony Blair from 1994 to 2001, authoring the manifestos on which Labour was elected to office. As Minister for Schools from 2002 to 2004 he was regarded as a leader of reform. As Secretary of State for the Environment, he pioneered the world's first legally binding emissions reductions Bill. As Minister for Communities and Local Government, he championed the renaissance of Britain's great cities.

David was educated at Haverstock ComprehensiveSchool in London and he is now a part time voluntary teacher at the school. After graduating with first class honours in Philosophy, Politics and economics from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, he completed a Master's Degree at MIT as a Kennedy Scholar. David now regularly lectures at MIT.  David has also co-participated in a series of seminars with Condoleezza Rice at Stanford University – debating great geopolitical issues.

In February 2012, David  launched a report on youth unemployment, produced by the taskforce he has chaired in association with the charity chief executives group Acevo.  The report, Youth Unemployment: the crisis we cannot afford, will suggest ways in which organisations in the voluntary sector as well as the public and private sectors can tackle youth unemployment. The report includes new figures on the costs of youth unemployment to the state and a new regional analysis of the areas of the UK where the problem is greatest.

Miliband was appointed to chair the taskforce in August and has taken evidence on youth unemployment from charities, social enterprises, businesses, academics and local authorities.

David is currently Member of Parliament for South Shields in the North East of England.

David launched Movement for Change during his leadership campaign to train party activists in community organising skills, and has been reconstituted as a permanent home for community organising within the Labour movement.  On a practical level, Movement for Change organisers work in partnership with Labour to provide training for local parties and members. They also work in specific areas to support campaigns for change in local communities; to identify and nurture talent; and to develop new responses to the challenges that people face. This isn't traditional election organising, but it can play a role in helping Labour to win local and national elections. Movement for Change is a genuinely bottom-up organisation which aims to ally the party more closely with communities. It doesn't make national policy but is free to engage in campaigns which represent the authentic voice of local communities.

Outside of politics, David is the non-executive Vice President of Premier League football club Sunderland.