Peter Mandelson - A Biography
Mandy's Misdemenours

Age: 40s
Worth: An MP's salary of £47,000
Day job: Disgraced ex-minister and MP for Hartlepool
Distinguishing features: A lupine grin and slicked-back inky hair characterise the Prince of Darkness, who cloaks his immaculate silhouette in suits from Oswald Boateng
Lives: Kensington

Spotted: Aswell as being a regular feature in the local media and political arena local resident 'Mandy' can be spotted in and around 'da Hill working the treadmill at Lambton Place; browsing through 'girly chic' boutique 'The Cross; shopping for incense and candles with his close friend, Reinaldo da Silva, in Venice or Rio.
Friends: Trevor Phillips, James Palumbo, Stephen Fry, Elisabeth Murdoch, Tom and Nicole, Lord Alli.
Or rather, he used to be - time will tell.
Toys: A career in tatters; a garden of roses, which inspired New Labour's logo; Bobby, his golden retriever, and Jack, his Parson's terrier, who have their own John Prescott doll to gnaw.
Important facts: The man who told Tony to 'kill your enemies with cream', underwent a serious a rebrand following his early years as a bri-nylon product of Hampstead Garden Suburb. While his ability to manipulate the mob was apparent from his playground days at Hendon Grammar School (he apparently had fellow pupils chanting 'PM for PM'), his fashion sense was less assured and early photos reveal a taxman's moustache and a scout's reliance on short-sleeved shirts. The king of spin came unstuck last year when it emerged that he'd borrowed undeclared funds to buy his house, so he resigned from the cabinet. After a cooling-off period, Blair reinstated him as Northern Ireland Secretary. However the glory was short-lived and within a year another lie had come to light, forcing Mandy to resign over the passports-for-cash issue. These days Mandy's partner, Reinaldo, is an erudite twentysomething from Rio who speaks seven languages and studies Japanese at SOAS.
Extras: He was voted number nine in the top ten chart of Britains Best Groomed Men. In just January 2001 - Mandy got 25% more column inches than his entire total for 2000 - beating old Tone hands down. Mandy is believed to shave his hands.

If you are interested in what Mandy has been up to over the past month - cash for passports - take a look at Mandys' Misdemeanours but otherwise here's a break down of his official political biography:

Peter Mandelson MP, was appointed as Northern Ireland Secretary on 11 October 1999, during which time he held overall responsibility for the Northern Ireland Office. From July 1998 to December 1998 Mandleson was Secretary of State for the Department of Trade and Industry and the Export Credits Guarantee Department. Special responsibility for competitiveness and productivity, the Information Society and the Millennium Dome. Cabinet Minister responsible for Science and Technology.
From May 1997 until July 1998 Mr. Mandelson was Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office. From 5 January 2021 until May 1997 he had been the Labour Party's Election Campaign Manager. Mr. Mandelson, 44, was elected as Member of Parliament for Hartlepool in 1992.
He was appointed an Opposition whip in October 1994 and became shadow Civil Service spokesman in October 1995. He stood down from this post in July 1996 to focus full-time on the Labour Party's election campaign, while remaining on the Opposition front bench. Mr. Mandelson studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at St Catherine's College, Oxford. He was a television producer for Weekend World from 1982 to 1985 before being appointed Labour Party Director Campaigns and Communications. He remained in this post until he was selected as the Labour Candidate for Hartlepool in 1990. In February 1996 he wrote The Blair Revolution with Roger Liddle.