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Dame Margaret Mary Beckett GBE (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby South since 1983. A member of the Labour Party, she became Britain's first female Foreign Secretary in 2006 and served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tony Blair throughout his tenure.
Apr 29, 2024 · Margaret Beckett (born January 15, 1943, Ashton-under-Lyme, Lancashire, England) is a British politician who served as foreign secretary of the United Kingdom (2006–07), the first woman to hold the post. She briefly served (1994) as leader of the Labour Party, the first woman to hold that post.
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Mar 26, 2022 · The first woman to serve as foreign secretary and Labour leader announces her intention to stand down at the next general election. Dame Margaret Beckett, 79, has been the longest-serving female MP in Britain and a minister under four prime ministers.
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Dec 14, 2021 · 14 December 2021. PA Media. The pair had been married for 42 years. The husband of veteran Labour MP Dame Margaret Beckett has died at the age of 95, the party has announced. The pair married...
Margaret Beckett: First female foreign secretary to retire as MP. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer hailed the 79-year-old Derby South MP as a "trailblazer".
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. Have a ...
Mar 26, 2022 · Britain's first female foreign secretary and Labour leader announces her intention to stand down from Derby South constituency in 2024. Sir Keir Starmer praises her as a "trailblazer" and a "legend" of the party.
