Margaret Beckett Margaret Beckett Dame Margaret Mary Beckett (; born 15 January 1943) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby South since 1983. She was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under John Smith from 1992 to 1994, and briefly served as Leader of the Labour Party after Smith died suddenly. She later served in the Cabinet under Prime Minister Tony Blair in a number of roles, becoming Britain's first female Foreign Secretary in 2006. Beckett was first elected to Parliament in 1974 for Lincoln and held junior positions in the governments
Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party was the only leader to solely appoint his own cabinet following the election victories in 1935 and 1938. The following is a complete list of Labour Party leaders (including Acting Leaders): Key:<br> <br> "PM": Prime Minister<br> "LO": Leader of the Opposition<br> †: Died in office "note 1": Deputy leaders who assumed the role of party leader temporarily because of the death or resignation of the incumbent, serving until the election of a new leader. Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party The Leader of the Labour Party is the highest ranked politician within the Labour Party in New Zealand. The