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Recorded 16 November 2005. 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 ...
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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Jun 25, 2007 · - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. event. Keynote Address: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons? Mon. June 25th, 2007. Washington, D.C. Remarks by Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom. Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference. June 25, 2007. Photo Gallery.
Jul 10, 2006 · July 10, 2006, 10:17 PM. The new British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett is on her first trip to Washington and earlier today delivered a speech that was noticeable for only glancing at...
May 5, 2006 · Margaret Beckett, who once briefly led the Labour Party -- the first woman to do so -- has become Britain's first woman foreign secretary following a major Cabinet reshuffle.
Dec 18, 2006 · We meet early in the evening, in a pre-Christmas period that is eventful even by Foreign Office standards. The Iraq Study Group’s report hit her “Info” tray not long ago, and anger over Trident rumbles on. On neither topic does she appear to be “Safe Hands” Beckett, the unflappable stalwart of the Today programme.
Oct 9, 2006 · The UK is to push for more sanctions against North Korea after it claimed to have tested its first nuclear weapon, Margaret Beckett has said. She said the test, reportedly held at 0236 BST,...
