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Dame Margaret Mary Beckett GBE (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943) is a British former politician who was Britain's first female Foreign Secretary and a minister under Prime Ministers Wilson, Callaghan, Blair and Brown.
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.
Mar 26, 2022 · Dame Margaret Beckett has served under four prime ministers, including as the first female foreign secretary in 2006 under Tony Blair. She is Britain's longest-serving...
Mar 26, 2022 · Britain’s first female foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has announced her intention to retire at the next general election, some 48 years after first becoming an MP.
Dec 14, 2021 · The husband of veteran Labour MP Dame Margaret Beckett has died at the age of 95, the party has announced. The pair married in 1979 with Leo, a local Labour party chairman,...
May 30, 2024 · The Rt Hon Dame Margaret Beckett is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Derby South, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
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.
