Rt Hon Margaret Beckett

Contact details

Constituency

No constituency office publicised
Tel: 01332 345636
Fax: 01332 371306
james@derbylabourparty.co.uk

Parliamentary

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6662
Fax: 020 7219 4780
beckettm@parliament.uk

Biography

Electoral history

Post	Date
Member for Derby South	1983-
Member for Lincoln	1974-79
Contested Lincoln General Election	1974

Parliamentary career

Post	Date
Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing)	2008-09
Foreign Secretary	2006-07
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	2001-06
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Privy Council Office)	1998-01
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills	1997-98
Shadow Secretary of State for Health	1994-95
Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition	1994-94
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	1992-94
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	1989-92
Shadow Minister (Social Security)	1984-89
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Education and Science)	1976-79
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)	1975-76

Other posts

Post	Date
Leader of the Labour Party	1994-94
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party	1992-94
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee	1980-81

Select committees

Post	House	Date
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (Chair)	Commons	2010-
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)	Commons	2010-
Intelligence and Security (Joint Committee) (Chair)	Commons	2008-08
Intelligence and Security (Joint Committee)	Commons	2008-08
Modernisation of the House of Commons (Chair)	Commons	1998-01
Modernisation of the House of Commons	Commons	1998-01