Margaret Mary Beckett, Baroness Beckett, GBE, PC (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943), is a British politician. She was a Member of Parliament for more...

for leader was held simultaneously with a deputy leadership vote. Margaret Beckett had been the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and following Smith's...

of a heart attack on 12 May 1994. Blair defeated John Prescott and Margaret Beckett in the subsequent leadership election and became Leader of the Opposition...

2024 by Baggy Shanker of the Labour and Co-op Party. Previous MP, Margaret Beckett, served the constituency for 41 years (from 1983 to 2024). She served...

Beckett is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Beckett (1950–79), American animator, special effects artist and teacher,...

chamber. MPs from across the house also paid tribute to him, including Margaret Beckett, Paddy Ashdown, Neil Kinnock and Dennis Skinner. On the day of his...

leadership election, following Hattersley's retirement, but lost to Margaret Beckett. Prescott held various posts in Labour's Shadow Cabinet, but his career...

in 1994, following the sudden death of incumbent leader John Smith. Margaret Beckett was the serving Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, having been elected...

was appointed Minister of State for Housing and Planning, replacing Margaret Beckett who had resigned. While Minister of State for Housing and Planning...

resignation and Hugh Gaitskell's election as leader. George Brown and Margaret Beckett acted as leader following deaths of Gaitskell and John Smith, respectively...

a New Hampshire state legislator Margaret Beckett (born 1943), British Member of Parliament for Derby South Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995), was the...

the Secretary of State at large. For that reason, in a final twist, Margaret Beckett had to be appointed formally as the last Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries...

party's constitution, albeit on a temporary basis, as was the case with Margaret Beckett in 1994. Following Brown's resignation, she quickly announced that...

Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Jack Cunningham Succeeded by Margaret Beckett Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne East Newcastle upon Tyne...

a number of MPs leaving the Campaign Group including Clare Short, Margaret Beckett, Jo Richardson and Joan Ruddock. Labour's electoral college was weighted...

resigned. On 19 January 1999, the Leader of the House of Commons, Margaret Beckett, introduced the House of Lords Bill into the House of Commons. The...

state for Commonwealth affairs into a single department of state. Margaret Beckett, appointed in 2006 by Tony Blair, was the first woman to hold the post...

for Defence (1997–1999) Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1997–1998) Peter Mandelson...

Tony Blair made a major cabinet reshuffle in which Miliband replaced Margaret Beckett as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Miliband...

on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2009. Cracknell, David. "Prescott and Beckett fuel Labour split on monarchy". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the...

Marshall saw Labour struggle to appoint a candidate, eventually settling for Margaret Curran, a sitting MSP in the Scottish Parliament. The SNP, Conservatives...

Margaret Beckett led the United Kingdom Shadow Cabinet when she was Leader of the Labour Party on a pro tempore Leader of the Opposition basis between...

Lord Privy Seal Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, Lord Privy Seal (1998–2001) Leader of the House of Commons Margaret Beckett, Leader of the House...

along with Margaret Beckett, as a result of Tony Benn's decision to challenge Neil Kinnock for the party leadership. She supported Margaret Beckett for the...

produce successful governments. He was later sacked by the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. 22 July 1989: This was the last edition of Question Time under...

Michael Foot (1980–1983) Neil Kinnock (1983–1992) John Smith (1992–1994) Margaret Beckett (1994; acting) Tony Blair (1994–2007) Gordon Brown (2007–2010) Harriet...

and Southwark councillor Margaret J. Jackson (died 2003), American politician from Maryland Margaret Beckett, born Margaret Jackson This disambiguation...

Lord Privy Seal Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, Lord Privy Seal (1998–2001) Leader of the House of Commons Margaret Beckett, Leader of the House...

Affairs Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2001–2007)...

repeated in another PPB slot. The election, held on 11 June 1987, returned Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives for the third time, although Labour gained 20...