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Duncan's career started with a stint working for Marc Rich, the oil mogul who was indited on criminal charges by the US federal government for tax evasion and illegally making oil deals with Iran during the Iran hostage crisis. He only escaped prison by going into exile from America.  Mr Rich, was described in an obituary as an "infamous white-collar criminal". <ref>https://www.occrp.org/en/history-of-occrp/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/2022-marc-rich-oil-tycoon-dies-at-78</ref>

Duncan's career started with a stint working for Marc Rich, the oil mogul who was indited on criminal charges by the US federal government for tax evasion and illegally making oil deals with Iran during the Iran hostage crisis. He only escaped prison by going into exile from America.  Mr Rich, was described in an obituary as an "infamous white-collar criminal". <ref>https://www.occrp.org/en/history-of-occrp/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/2022-marc-rich-oil-tycoon-dies-at-78</ref>

When he became an MP, on the second try, in 1992, by standing in a safe Tory seat, Duncan was quickly promoted to government office and as quickly demoted when it was revealed that had used irregular means to obtain discount purchase of a council house. He didn't live in one himself, of course, but had found an elderly neighbor who did, and persuaded him to buy it, so that Duncan could re-purchase it soon afterwards, far below the market price. Duncan was made to resign as a minister, but not, alas, as an MP, and in the last two years of the John Major government, Duncan was against promoted to ministerial status.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/conservative-mps-expenses/6017224/MPs-expenses-Alan-Duncan-from-millionaire-oil-trader-to-constant-gardener.html</ref>

When he became an MP, on the second try, in 1992, by standing in a safe Tory seat, Duncan was quickly promoted to government office and as quickly demoted when it was revealed that had used irregular means to obtain discount purchase of a council house. He didn't live in one himself, of course, but had found an elderly neighbor who did, and persuaded him to buy it, so that Duncan could re-purchase it soon afterwards, far below the market price. Duncan was made to resign as a minister, but not, alas, as an MP, and in the last two years of the John Major government, Duncan was again promoted to ministerial status.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/conservative-mps-expenses/6017224/MPs-expenses-Alan-Duncan-from-millionaire-oil-trader-to-constant-gardener.html</ref>

During the Blair years, he was a Shadow minister on the opposition benches.

During the Blair years, he was a Shadow minister on the opposition benches.