Joan Mary Ruddock (born 28 December1943), is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour PartyMember of Parliament for Lewisham Deptford and was first elected in 1987. December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Lewisham Deptford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Born in Wales, she was educated at Pontypoolgrammar school and at Imperial College, London. Prior to her election to Parliament, Joan Ruddock was well known as the Chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, a UK pressure group highly active during the 1980s; she resigned the chair in 1985. Under the Blair administration, she served briefly as Minister for Women. National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Pontypool (Welsh: Pont-y-pŵl) is a town of approximately 37,000 people in Wales. ... A grammar school is a type of school found in some English-speaking countries. ... Royal School of Mines Entrance Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in South Kensington in London. ... CND logo In British politics, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has been at the forefront of the peace movement in the United Kingdom and claims to be Europes largest single-issue peace campaign. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Tony Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... The Minister of Women and Equality is a member of the United Kingdom Cabinet. ...
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Joan Ruddock MP (http://www.joanruddock.org.uk/) official site
Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Joan Ruddock MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4559,00.html)
TheyWorkForYou.com - Joan Ruddock MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/joan_ruddock/lewisham,_deptford)
Prior to her election to Parliament, JoanRuddock was well known as the Chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, a UK pressure group highly active during the 1980s; she resigned the chair in 1985.
JoanRuddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations she has made to President Karzai concerning the re-introduction of the Department for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice.
JoanRuddock: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many households in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham borough are receiving the Child Tax Credit; (2) how many households in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham borough are receiving the Working Tax Credit.
JoanRuddock: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people aged (a) 22 years and over, (b) 18 to 21 years and (c) under 18 years are receiving the minimum wage in (i) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (ii) Lewisham borough.
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