Joan Ruddock

Joan Mary Ruddock (born 28 December 1943, Pontypool as Joan Mary Anthony), is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour Party Member of Parliament for Lewisham Deptford and was first elected in 1987. She is the partner of Frank Doran, the Labour MP for Aberdeen North.

Born in Wales, she was educated at Pontypool grammar 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.

She is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society.

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Preceded by Hugh Jenkins	Chair of CND 1981–1985	Succeeded by Paul Johns
Preceded by John Silkin	Member of Parliament for Deptford 1987 – present	Incumbent