She was a Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education from 1 December 1937 to 15 March 1944. She was also Chair of the Northern Ireland General Health Services Board from 1948 to 1949. She served as Minister of Health and Local Government from 26 August 1949 to 13 March 1957 and became a member of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in 1949.
From December 1937 to March 1944, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education. She served as Chair of the Northern Ireland General Health Services Board from 1948 to 1949. From August 1949 to March 1957, she acted as Minister of Health and Local Government in Northern Ireland, and in 1949, she became a member of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland.