David Wright Miliband ( born 15 July 1965 ) is a British politician who was the Foreign Secretary from June 2007 to May 2010 and a member of Tony Blair 's cabinet . He is the Member of Parliament for South Shields in Tyne and Wear . David Wright Miliband ( born 15 July 1965 ) is a British Labor Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for South Shields since 2001 , and was the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2007 to 2010 .