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Encyclopedia > Minister for Women and Equality

The Minister of Women and Equality is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom.


List of Ministers for Women and Equality

Junior Minister Cabinet Minister
1997-98 Joan Ruddock Harriet Harman
1998-01 Tessa Jowell Baroness Jay
2001 Baroness Morgan of Huyton Patricia Hewitt
2001-03 Barbara Roche Patricia Hewitt
2003-05 Jacqui Smith Patricia Hewitt
2005-06 Meg Munn Tessa Jowell
2006-07 Meg Munn Ruth Kelly

Joan Mary Ruddock (born 28 December 1943), is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Harriet Ruth Harman QC, MP (born July 30, 1950, London) is a British Solicitor and Labour politician. ... Tessa Jowell (born September 17, 1947 in London) is a British politician who is Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for the Olympics, following the selection of London to host the 2012 Olympic Games. ... Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, PC, is a British politician for the Labour Party. ... Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton (born 28 June 1959) is a British Labour Party politician. ... Patricia Hope Hewitt (born 2 December 1948) is a British politician. ... Barbara Maureen Roche, née Margolis (born 13 April 1954) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Patricia Hope Hewitt (born 2 December 1948) is a British politician. ... Jacqueline Jill Smith (born 3 November 1962) is a British politician who has been Home Secretary since 28 June 2007 and is the current Member of Parliament for Redditch, since 1997. ... Patricia Hope Hewitt (born 2 December 1948) is a British politician. ... Margaret Patricia Munn (born 24 August 1959, Sheffield), is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Tessa Jowell (born September 17, 1947 in London) is a British politician who is Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for the Olympics, following the selection of London to host the 2012 Olympic Games. ... Margaret Patricia Munn (born 24 August 1959, Sheffield), is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968) is a British politician. ...

List of Secretaries of State for Women and Equality

The position was made a Secretary of State positionb following Gordon Brown beocming Prime Minister. He appointed Harriet Harman to the post with Barbara Follett as her deputy.

Junior Minister Secretary of State
2007- Barbara Follett Harriet Harman

Daphne Barbara Follett (born 25 December 1942, Kingston, Jamaica as Daphne Barbara Hubbard) is a British politician - she is the Labour Member of Parliament for Stevenage, which she first won at the 1997 general election. ... Harriet Ruth Harman QC, MP (born July 30, 1950, London) is a British Solicitor and Labour politician. ...

References

  • Women in Parliament and Government, House of Commons Library, 25 April 2007.

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