Michael Portillo has many strings to his career bow, but is currently known as the presenter of BBC series, Great British Railway Journeys.The 67-year-old began his career in the public eye in 1979, and worked to become a Cabinet Minister.
However, after his retirement from politics in the early Noughties he chose instead to focus on TV roles. Here’s how his career developed over the years:Portillo joined the Conservative Research department.Following the Tory victory of the same year, Portillo became a government advisor to David Howell at the Department for Energy.Portillo briefly left his role in the government to work for Kerr-McGee Oil.
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