Margaret Beckett
January 15, 1943
Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Dame Margaret Mary Beckett DBE is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament 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.