Angela Watkinson

Dame Angela Watkinson
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
11 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byDavid Watts
Succeeded byAnne Milton
Member of Parliament
for Hornchurch and Upminster
Upminster (2001–2010)
In office
7 June 2001 – 8 June 2017
Preceded byKeith Darvill
Succeeded byJulia Dockerill
Member of Essex County Council
for Billericay North
In office
1 May 1997 – 7 June 2001
Preceded byLilian Greenfield
Succeeded byAnthony Hedley
Personal details
Born
Angela Eileen Ellicott

(1941-11-18) 18 November 1941 (age 82)
Leytonstone, Essex, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseRoy Watkinson
WebsiteOfficial website

Dame Angela Eileen Watkinson, DBE (née Ellicott; born 18 November 1941) is a British politician. She was Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornchurch and Upminster until 2017, and was first elected in 2001 to the earlier seat of Upminster, defeating Labour's Keith Darvill who had taken the seat from the Conservatives in 1997. She was re-elected with increased majorities in 2005 and 2010.

On 19 April 2017, Watkinson announced that she would not be standing for re-election at the 2017 general election.[1]

  1. ^ "Election 2017: Hornchurch and Upminster MP Dame Angela Watkinson to step down". Romford Recorder. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2017.