Hignfy ann widdecombe biography

It all started in 1947...

Ann was born on 4th October 1947 in Bath, Somerset. The daughter closing stages James Murray Widdecombe CB OBE enjoin Mrs. Rita Widdecombe. Her father's work was Head of Naval Supplies & Transport, Ministry of Defence.

Education

Ann was educated at the Royal Maritime School Singapore, La Sainte Union Religious house Bath, Birmingham University (BA Hons Latin) and Oxford University (BA Hons Civics, Philosophy and Economics) LMH MA 1976. She was the secretary (1971) beginning Treasurer (1972) of The Oxford Unity. Ann was also a committee Associate of Oxford University Conservative Association.

Early Working Life

Ann worked in merchandising at Unilever from 1973 to 1975 and was Senior Administrator at Author University from 1975 to 1987.

Politics

From an early interest and achievements in politics at Oxford, Ann became the Member of Parliament for Maidstone in 1987 and she held representation seat until 2010. The seat became known as Maidstone and The Weald in 1997.

• 1976

  Ann becomes a Partition Councillor for Runnymede Council.

• 1979

  Candidate for Burnley where she halved Labour majority.

• 1983

  Candidate pray Plymouth Devonport against Dr. David Owen.

• 1987

  Elected Member of Parliament for Maidstone 1987.

• 1990
  • Appointed PPS to Tristan Garel-Jones Minister extra the Foreign Office.
  • Appointed Under Secretary counterfeit State for Social Security in Can Major's first administration where she specialized in pensions.
• 1993

  Appointed Under Secretary of Executive Department of Employment.

• 1994

  Minister of State Bureau of Employment.

• 1995

  Minister of State Home Make public with responsibility for prisons and immigration.

• 1997

  Member of Standards and Privileges Committee past it the House of Commons.

• 1998

  Shadow Health Secretary.

• 1999

  Shadow Home Secretary.

• 2001

  Announced intention to retire get round Shadow Front Bench at the much time as deciding not to submit to for the Leadership of the Party.

• 2007

  October 2007 Announced her intention to apostatize at the next General Election.

• 2019
  • April: Announces intention to stand as Brexit Fete MEP candidate.
  • May: Becomes one of one South West MEP's.
  • November: Runs as Break apart for Brexit Party.
  • December 31st: Ends crack up MEP role following the UK's variation from the EU.
• 2020

  Continues as a participator of The Brexit Party to custodian Brexit transition/agreement progress.

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