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What did Michael Portillo do in government?
In 1987, Portillo was given his first ministerial post, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In 1990, Portillo was appointed Minister of State for Local Government, in which post he argued in favour of the ultimately highly unpopular Community Charge system .
Did he have any other government roles?
His rise continued under John Major; he was made a Cabinet Minister in 1992 as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and was admitted to the Privy Council the same year.
What kinds of issues was he involved in?
As Defence Secretary, Portillo became the object of criticism when he invoked the motto of the SAS, "Who Dares, Wins", at a speech at the 1995 Conservative Party annual conference.

Question: Did he receive any other criticism on other issues?
Self-contained rewrite: Besides receiving criticism for invoking the motto of the SAS, did Michael Portillo receive any other criticism on other issues?