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{{short description|'''British politician and former chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee'''}}
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| name = Margaret Beckett
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| image = Margaret Beckett-official-portrait-ISC.jpg
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| caption = Margaret Beckett; official parliamentary portrait. © [[UK Parliament]], [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC BY 3.0].
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| nationality = British
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| occupation = [[House of Lords]] parliamentarian<ref name="p11Career328" />
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| known_for = [[Intelligence and Security Committee]]; chair, January–October 2008
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| website = [https://members.parliament.uk/member/328/career Parliamentary profile]
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[[File:Margaret Beckett.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Margaret Beckett]]
 
[[File:Margaret Beckett.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Margaret Beckett]]
  
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[[Margaret Beckett]] MP was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, May 2006 – June 2007.<ref>[http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/transcripts/oralevidence-bydate/100126.aspx#pm2 Oral Evidence], Iraq Inquiry, 26 January 2010.</ref>
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'''Margaret Beckett''' was the [[Labour Party]] MP for Derby South from 1983 to 2024. Beckett was secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, May 2006 – June 2007.<ref>[http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/transcripts/oralevidence-bydate/100126.aspx#pm2 Oral Evidence], Iraq Inquiry, 26 January 2010.</ref>
  
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==Notes==
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==Contact==
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====Constituency====
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*Telephone: 01332 345636
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*Email: james@derbylabourparty.co.uk
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====Parliamentary====
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*Address: [[House of Commons]], London, SW1A 0AA
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*Telephone: 020 7219 5135; 020 7219 2088; Fax 020 7219 4780
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*Email: beckettm@parliament.uk
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== Intelligence and Security Committee service ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Service on the [[Intelligence and Security Committee]]
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! [[UK Parliament|Parliament]] / office !! Recorded service
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| 2005–2010 || chair January–October 2008
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| Chair || January–October 2008
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<ref name="p11ISCMembership">Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, [https://isc.independent.gov.uk/committee-membership/ Committee Membership], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref><ref name="p11Career328">UK Parliament, [https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/328/Biography Parliamentary career record for Baroness Beckett], Members API, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref>
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== Other public roles ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Selected parliamentary and government service
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! Role !! Dates recorded by [[UK Parliament|Parliament]]
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| Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing) — [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] || 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009
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| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] || 8 June 2001 – 5 May 2006
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| Lord President of the Council and Leader of the [[House of Commons]] (Privy Council Office) || 27 July 1998 – 8 June 2001
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| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills — [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]] || 2 May 1997 – 27 July 1998
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|}
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<ref name="p11Career328" />
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Current parliamentary status
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! Person !! Status recorded by [[UK Parliament]]
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| [[Margaret Beckett|Margaret Beckett]] || Member of the [[House of Lords]]
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[[Category:UK Ministers|Beckett, Margaret]]
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[[Category:Spooks|Beckett, Margaret]]

Latest revision as of 18:30, 8 November 2026

British politician and former chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee

Margaret Beckett

Image Margaret Beckett-official-portrait-ISC.jpg
Margaret Beckett; official parliamentary portrait. © UK Parliament, CC BY 3.0.
Nationality British
Occupation House of Lords parliamentarian[1]
Known for Intelligence and Security Committee; chair, January–October 2008
Website Parliamentary profile
Margaret Beckett

Margaret Beckett was the Labour Party MP for Derby South from 1983 to 2024. Beckett was secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, May 2006 – June 2007.[2]

Contact

Constituency

  • Telephone: 01332 345636
  • Email: james@derbylabourparty.co.uk

Parliamentary

  • Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
  • Telephone: 020 7219 5135; 020 7219 2088; Fax 020 7219 4780
  • Email: beckettm@parliament.uk

Intelligence and Security Committee service

Service on the Intelligence and Security Committee
Parliament / office Recorded service
2005–2010 chair January–October 2008
Chair January–October 2008

[3][1]


Other public roles

Selected parliamentary and government service
Role Dates recorded by Parliament
Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing) — Department for Communities and Local Government 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 8 June 2001 – 5 May 2006
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Privy Council Office) 27 July 1998 – 8 June 2001
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2 May 1997 – 27 July 1998

[1]


Current parliamentary status
Person Status recorded by UK Parliament
Margaret Beckett Member of the House of Lords

[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 UK Parliament, Parliamentary career record for Baroness Beckett, Members API, accessed 8 November 2026.
  2. ↑ Oral Evidence, Iraq Inquiry, 26 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, Committee Membership, accessed 8 November 2026.
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