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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Beckett
Forenames	Margaret Mary
Pre Title	Dame
Place	Derby
Epithet	politician (Labour)
Dates	1943-
Gender Identity	Female
Biography	British Labour Party politician, MP for Derby South since 1983 and as of 2021 is the longest-serving female MP. Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under John Smith from 1992 to 1994, briefly served as Leader of the Labour Party after Smith's death. Appointed Britain's first female Foreign Secretary in 2006.
Key Events	1983: elected MP for Derby South 1992-1994: Deputy Leader, British Labour Party 2006: appointed the UK's first female Foreign Secretary
Authorised Form of Name	Beckett; Dame; Margaret Mary (1943-); politician (Labour)

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