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...

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

right to trial by jury in certain cases. These policies won praise from Margaret Thatcher who once declared "I would trust Jack Straw's judgement. He is...

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

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...

Margaret Beckett Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs In office 24 July 1992 – 20 October 1994 Leader John Smith Margaret Beckett...

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

After leaving the government Howells was appointed to take over from Margaret Beckett as chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, a committee of...

the second longest-serving female MP in British history after Baroness Beckett. Harman was MP for Camberwell and Peckham from 1997 to 2024 and MP for...

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...

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

would hold the other four. Labour was under the interim leadership of Margaret Beckett following the sudden death of leader John Smith the previous month...

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...

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

January 2009, Blunkett announced that he was engaged to be married to Margaret Williams, a doctor in Sheffield. They married the same year. Blunkett's...

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...