Joan Ruddock
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| Joan Ruddock MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Lewisham Deptford |
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| Assumed office 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | John Silkin |
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| Born | 28 December 1943 Pontypool |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
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 a feminist and is the partner of Frank Doran, the Labour MP for Aberdeen North.
Born in Wales, she was educated at Pontypool Girls grammar school and at Imperial College London. Prior to her election to Parliament, Joan Ruddock was chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, a UK pressure group active during the 1980s; she resigned in 1985. Under the Blair, she served briefly as Minister for Women.
She returned to government when Gordon Brown appointed her Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Defra in June 2007 with responsibility for biodiversity, climate change adaptation, waste and domestic forestry.
She is an honorary associate of the National Secular Society.
[edit] External links
- Joan Ruddock MP official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Joan Ruddock MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Joan Ruddock MP
- Joan Ruddock audio interview on Women's Parliamentary Radio discussing her job as Minister in charge of Climate Change, Waste and Recycling and Biodiversity in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| Preceded by Hugh Jenkins |
Chair of CND 1981–1985 |
Succeeded by Paul Johns |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Silkin |
Member of Parliament for Deptford 1987–present |
Incumbent |
