Clare Short Politician

Clare Short (born 15 February 1946) is a British politician, and a member of the Labour Party. She was the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood from 1983 to 2010; for most of this period she was a Labour Party MP, but she resigned the party whip in 2006 and served the remainder of her term as an Independent. She stood down as a member of parliament at the 2010 general election. Short was Secretary of State for International Development in the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair from 3 May 1997 until her resignation from that post on 12 May 2003. Shortly before her retirement from Parliament in 2010, she was strongly rebuked by her own party when she announced her support for a hung parliament, a situation which subsequently occurred at the 2010 General Election.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 15, 1946
Birth place	Birmingham
Religion	Atheism
Education	University of Leeds
Spouse	Alex Lyon

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Office holder

office	Member of Parliament Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Secretary of State for International Development Shadow Minister for Overseas Development Shadow Minister for Women for Birmingham Ladywood
other party	Labour Party (UK)
party	Independent (politician)
prime minister	Tony Blair
successor	Alastair Goodlad Baron Goodlad Andrew Smith (politician) Shabana Mahmood Valerie Amos Baroness Amos Tessa Jowell