Margaret Mary Beckett, Baroness Beckett, is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, she was the United Kingdom's first female foreign secretary and served as a minister under Prime Ministers Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Beckett was Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1992 to 1994, and briefly Leader of the Opposition and acting Leader of the Labour Party following John Smith's death in 1994. A member of the Labour Party, she served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln from 1974 to 1979, and for Derby South from 1983 to 2024. Her 45 years in the House of Commons makes her the longest-serving female MP in British history. Wikipedia
Margaret Mary Beckett, Baroness Beckett, is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, she was the United Kingdom's first female foreign secretary and served as a minister under Prime Ministers Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Beckett was Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party...