Des Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton

Desmond "Des" Henry Browne, Baron Browne (born 2 March 1952) is a Scottish politician and was Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Scotland. He was first elected in the 1997 general election, and was the Member of Parliament for the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in the United Kingdom until 2010, when he was created a Life Peer

Des Browne at a NATO meeting.

He is a member of the Labour Party.