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- Beckett trained as a scientist, graduating from the Manchester College of Science and Technology, and worked as a metallurgist at the University of Manchester.
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She was educated at the Notre Dame High School for Girls in Norwich, then at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, where she took a degree in metallurgy. [3] . She was an active member of the Students' Union and served on its council.
Apr 29, 2024 · Beckett trained as a scientist, graduating from the Manchester College of Science and Technology, and worked as a metallurgist at the University of Manchester. She became active in the Labour Party and was elected to the House of Commons in October 1974.
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Jul 12, 2016 · Dame Margaret Beckett was a cabinet minister between 1997 and 2007, including serving as leader of the House of Commons (1998–2001) and foreign secretary (2006–07). She has been a Labour MP since 1983, having previously sat in the Commons between 1974 and 1979.
Jun 23, 2022 · Margaret Beckett was born Margaret Mary Jackson in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, one of three daughters. She studied metallurgy at the University of Manchester, where she was a vocal member of the Student Union. Beckett was selected as the Labour candidate for Lincoln in 1973.
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A party official and special adviser to minister Judith Hart in the early 1970s, she became MP for Lincoln in 1974 and served as a government whip and then a junior education minister until she...
Dame Margaret Beckett has been a member of parliament for over 40 years and is the longest serving woman MP ever. In her time, she has smashed a few glass ceilings, having been the first female British Foreign Secretary, first woman Trade and Industry Secretary, Labour’s first woman deputy leader and its first female leader, albeit for just ...
Mar 26, 2022 · Dame Margaret Beckett has served under four prime ministers, including as the first female foreign secretary in 2006 under Tony Blair. She is Britain's longest-serving female MP.
