Ruth Kelly Politician

Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968) is an economist and the Senior Manager of HSBC for Strategy and Global Business. She was a British Labour Party politician, serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010. Previously, she served as the Secretary of State for Transport, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Minister for Women and Equality and Secretary of State for Education and Skills, serving under both Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.

Personal facts

Ruth Kelly
Birth dateMay 09, 1968
Birth place
Northern Ireland , County Londonderry , Limavady
Religion
Catholic Church
Education
London School of Economics
The Queen's College Oxford

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Office holder

office
Member of Parliament
Secretary of State for Education and Skills
Secretary of State for Transport
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
for Bolton West
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Minister for Women
party
Labour Party (UK)
prime minister
successor

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External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4100061.stm
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/75.stm
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/audio/41044000/rm/_41044685_kelly.ram
  4. http://news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/media/audio/38080000/rm/_38080289_markets07_kelly.ram
  5. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-2848,00.html
  6. http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1165631
  7. http://www.ruthkellymp.co.uk
  8. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006060230,00.html
  9. http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/ruth_kelly/bolton_west
  10. http://www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk/about/ministers.htm