Claire Ward

Claire Ward
Official portrait, 2009
Mayor of the East Midlands
Assumed office
7 May 2024
Preceded byOffice established
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
In office
9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byShahid Malik
Succeeded byCrispin Blunt
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
5 October 2008 – 9 June 2009
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byLiz Blackman
Succeeded byHelen Jones
Member of Parliament
for Watford
In office
1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byTristan Garel-Jones
Succeeded byRichard Harrington
Personal details
Born
Claire Margaret Ward

(1972-05-09) 9 May 1972 (age 52)
North Shields, Northumberland, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Hertfordshire (LLB)
Brunel University (MA)
The College of Law (PgDip)
WebsiteOfficial website

Claire Margaret Ward (born 9 May 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who was elected Mayor of the East Midlands in May 2024.[1] Previously, she served as Member of Parliament for Watford from 1997 to 2010. Ward was a Government Whip from 2005 to 2009 and a Justice Minister from 2009 to 2010.

  1. ^ "East Midlands Mayor: Labour's Claire Ward wins first-ever election". BBC News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.