Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton

The Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Parliamentary portrait, 2024
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
27 July 1998 – 8 June 2001
Prime MinisterTony Blair
DeputyKeith Bradley
Preceded byNick Brown
Succeeded byHilary Armstrong
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
In office
2 May 1997 – 27 July 1998
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byTony Newton
Succeeded byMargaret Beckett
Junior ministerial offices
Minister of State for International Defence and Security
In office
5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGerald Howarth
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Equipment and Support
In office
7 November 2007 – 5 October 2008
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byThe Lord Drayson
Succeeded byQuentin Davies
Parliamentary offices
Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee
In office
9 June 2001 – 11 April 2005
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byTom King
Succeeded byPaul Murphy
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
14 June 2005
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for Dewsbury
In office
11 June 1987 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byJohn Whitfield
Succeeded byShahid Malik
Member of Parliament
for Bolton West
In office
10 October 1974 – 13 May 1983
Preceded byRobert Redmond
Succeeded byTom Sackville
Shadow cabinet portfolios
1994–1997Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
1994–1995Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Shadow Minister for the Citizen's Charter
1992–1994Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Personal details
Born
Winifred Ann Taylor

(1947-07-02) 2 July 1947 (age 77)
London, United Kingdom
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Bradford (BSc)

Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, PC (born 2 July 1947) is a British politician and life peer who served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton West from 1974 to 1983, and Dewsbury from 1987 to 2005.