Dame Margaret Hodge talks about her life in politics
21 Feb 2017
You are cordially invited to meet the Right Honourable Dame Margaret Hodge MP, after she delivers the University’s annual Pankhurst Lecture, entitled ‘A Life of A Woman in Politics’
The School of Law founded the Pankhurst lecture to commemorate Christabel Pankhurst’s achievements, to celebrate the achievements that have been made in women’s rights and to highlight the work still to be done. Christabel was a suffragette and leading figure in the Women's Social and Political Union - she obtained a First Class degree in Law from The University of Manchester, but, as a woman, was unable to practise as a barrister.
Margaret Hodge has been the Labour Member of Parliament for Barking since June 1994. She was the first elected, and first female, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee between 2010-2015. She now chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Responsible Taxation.
She became an elected councillor in 1973, and was Leader of the London Borough of Islington between 1982-92. She was also Chair of the Association of London authorities and Deputy Chair of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities.
She was a Minister in the Governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, holding portfolios in the Departments for Education, Work and Pensions, Business, and Culture. She was the first Children’s Minister from 2003 to 2005, Minister for Universities from 2001-2003 and Minister for the Arts and the Creative Industries.
She has sat on a range of boards. She is a Director of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and co-chairs the Fawcett Society’s Local Government Commission. She is a Visiting Professor at The Policy Institute at King’s College London and written on public policy, local government, feminism and tax. Her book, Called to Account (2016), reflects on her time as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
The event will take place on Thursday, 9 March from 5pm to 7.30pm in Lecture Theatre B, University Place.
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