Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton
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| Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |||||||||||||
| In office 27 July 1998 – 8 June 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||
| Deputy | Keith Bradley | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nick Brown | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hilary Armstrong | ||||||||||||
| Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council | |||||||||||||
| In office 2 May 1997 – 27 July 1998 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tony Newton | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Margaret Beckett | ||||||||||||
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| 1994–1997 | Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | ||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Shadow Minister for the Citizen's Charter | ||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Shadow Secretary of State for Education | ||||||||||||
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| Born | Winifred Ann Taylor 2 July 1947 BSc ) | ||||||||||||
Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Bolton West from 1974 to 1983, and Dewsbury from 1987 to 2005.
Early life and education
Winifred Ann Taylor was born on 2 July 1947 in
BSc in Politics and History in 1969.[4]
Political career
Taylor contested the
Bolton West constituency at the February 1974 general election, but lost to incumbent Conservative Robert Redmond by a majority of 603 votes. However, she was elected to represent the same constituency in October 1974
, defeating Redmond with a majority of 903.
During her first term in Parliament, she served in the
UK Parliament, she was later depicted in the 2012 play This House
.
Re-elected at the
Bolton North East seat in 1983, defeated by Conservative Peter Thurnham. Taylor returned to Parliament upon her election to the Dewsbury constituency at the 1987 general election, representing the seat until her retirement in 2005
.
When she returned to the
Shadow Cabinets of John Smith and Tony Blair as Shadow Secretary of State for Education from 1992 to 1994, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1994 to 1995 and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
from 1994 to 1997.
In the
Government Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury).[5]
As a backbencher, Taylor served as chair of the
Intelligence and Security Committee from 2001 to 2005. Her appointment to this post was criticised by opposition Liberal Democrats.[6] She also sponsored a Private Member's Bill, the 'Succession to the Crown (no 2)' Bill, which sought to eliminate gender and religious discrimination in the royal succession.[7]
On 13 May 2005 it was announced that Taylor was to be given a
Minister for International Defence and Security.[10]
In September 2022 she became a member of the House of Lords Appointments Commission, filling the quota for the Labour Party.[11]
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Archivedfrom the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Debate Excerpts: Lord Selsdon vs Baroness Taylor of Bolton". www.parallelparliament.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Bob Dunn (16 November 1994). "Debate On The Address". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 7. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Ann Taylor at Bradford.ac Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 July 2016
- ^ "August Artwork of the Month: Ann Taylor by Nick Sinclair". Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Lib Dems criticise Taylor appointment | Politics | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian. 2 August 2001. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Succession to the Crown (No. 2) Bill". Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "No. 57676". The London Gazette. 16 June 2005. p. 7843.
- ^ "BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Bolton appointed as Defence Minister". 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
- ^ Lady Taylor is appointed as new International Defence and Security Minister Archived 12 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Labour Party Political Member appointed to the House of Lords Appointments Commission". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
External links
- Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle – Ann Taylor
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ann Taylor
- They Work For You – Ann Taylor
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