Mo Mowlam

Mo Mowlam
Official portrait, 1999
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
11 October 1999 – 7 June 2001
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJack Cunningham
Succeeded byThe Lord MacDonald of Tradeston
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
3 May 1997 – 11 October 1999
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byPatrick Mayhew
Succeeded byPeter Mandelson
Member of Parliament
for Redcar
In office
11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byJames Tinn
Succeeded byVera Baird
Shadow Cabinet portfolios
1992Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1992–1993Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
1992–1994Shadow Secretary of State for National Heritage
1994–1997Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Personal details
Born
Marjorie Mowlam

(1949-09-18)18 September 1949
Watford, England
Died19 August 2005(2005-08-19) (aged 55)
Canterbury, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Jon Norton
(m. 1995)
Alma mater
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Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam (18 September 1949 – 19 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Redcar from 1987 to 2001 and served in the Cabinet of Tony Blair as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Mowlam's time as Northern Ireland Secretary saw the signing of the historic Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Her personal charisma and reputation for plain speaking led her to be perceived by many as one of the most popular "New Labour" politicians in the UK. When Tony Blair mentioned her in his speech at the 1998 Labour Party Conference, she received a standing ovation.