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   Margaret Beckett. Dame Margaret Mary Beckett GBE ( née Jackson; born 15 January 1943) is a British former politician who was Britain's first female Foreign Secretary and a minister under Prime Ministers Callaghan, Blair and Brown. Beckett was Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1992 to 1994, and briefly ...

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Margaret-BeckettMargaret Beckett | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 29, 2024 · Margaret Beckett, British politician who served as foreign secretary of the United Kingdom (2006–07) and as leader of the Labour Party (1994). She was the first woman to hold either of those posts. Learn more about Beckett’s life and career, including her other government positions.

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-england-derbyshire-60886091Margaret Beckett: First female foreign secretary to retire as MP

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   Mar 26, 2022 · Dame Margaret Beckett, MP for Derby South, stated her intention to retire at a local Labour Party constituency meeting on Friday. First elected in 1974, Mrs Beckett was also the first woman to ...

5. www.independent.co.uk › news › ukLabour ‘legend’ Margaret Beckett announces retirement as MP

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   Mar 26, 2022 · Margaret Beckett speaking at the 2021 Labour Party conference in Brighton (PA) Britain’s first female foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has announced her intention to retire at the next general ...

6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-england-derbyshire-59649266Dame Margaret Beckett's husband Leo dies, aged 95 - BBC News

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   Dec 14, 2021 · The husband of veteran Labour MP Dame Margaret Beckett has died at the age of 95, the party has announced. The pair married in 1979 with Leo, a local Labour party chairman, becoming a central ...

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   Who is Dame Margaret Beckett?

   • The 79-year-old was first elected as MP for Derby South in 1983, having previously been the MP for Lincoln. By Georgia Roberts, BBC Radio Derby political reporter 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.

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   Will Margaret Beckett retire?

   • Britain’s first female foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has announced her intention to retire at the next general election, some 48 years after first becoming an MP.

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   What happened to Mrs Beckett?

   • Mrs Beckett served as acting leader of the party in 1994 after the sudden death of John Smith. That year, she ran for election to lead the party full-time, but lost to Tony Blair, who would later make her foreign secretary. She remains the only sitting MP to have served as a minister and junior minister under the last four Labour prime ministers.

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8. www.bloomberg.com › news › articles'Trailblazer' Margaret Beckett, First Women Foreign Secretary ...

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   Mar 26, 2022 · Dame Margaret Beckett, the first woman to serve as foreign secretary, has announced her intention to retire at the next general election, some 48 years after first becoming an MP. Labour leader ...

9. www.wikiwand.com › en › Margaret_BeckettMargaret Beckett - Wikiwand

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   Dame Margaret Mary Beckett is a British former politician who was Britain's first female Foreign Secretary and a minister under Prime Ministers Callaghan, Blair and 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 ...