Barbara Maureen Roche, née Margolis (born 13 April 1954) was a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
She was educated at the Jews Free School, Camden Town (where she was Head Girl) and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford where she achieved a Bachelor of Arts. Jews' Free School (also known as JFS) is a Jewish Secondary school in Kenton, north London Camden Town is the district of London, England around Camden High Street, in the London Borough of Camden. Lady Margaret Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located at the end of Norham Gardens She trained to be a barrister and was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, 1977. The Call to the Bar is a legal Term of art in most Common law jurisdictions The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as Barristers
She was the Labour member of Parliament for the Hornsey and Wood Green constituency from 1992 until losing the seat at the 2005 general election, despite a 1997 majority of 20,500, and a 2001 majority of over 10,500. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Hornsey and Wood Green is a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Haringey represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. She had previously contested the seat in 1987 general election and before that was the Labour candidate in the South West Surrey by-election in 1984. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence The South West Surrey by-election 1984 was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 May 1984 for the British House of Commons constituency Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
She held several ministerial offices: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry, 1997-1998; Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1999; Minister of State, Home Office, 1999-2001; Cabinet Office, 2001-2002; Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2002-2003. A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is in turn The Department of Trade and Industry was a United Kingdom government department which was disbanded with the announcement of the creation of the Department for Business Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the UK Treasury. Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for security and order The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United The Department for Communities and Local Government (branded as Communities and Local Government) is the United Kingdom government department for communities
She is an avid theatre-goer and reader of detective fiction. Detective fiction is a branch of Crime fiction in which a Detective (or detectives either professional or amateur investigate a crime usually Murder
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Hugh Rossi |
Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green 1992–2005 |
Succeeded by Lynne Featherstone |
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| Preceded by Dawn Primarolo |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1999 |
Succeeded by Stephen Timms |