Clare Short

Clare Short
Short in 2011
Secretary of State for International Development
In office
2 May 1997 – 12 May 2003
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byThe Baroness Chalker of Wallasey[a]
Succeeded byThe Baroness Amos
Member of Parliament
for Birmingham Ladywood
In office
9 June 1983 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byJohn Sever
Succeeded byShabana Mahmood
Shadow portfolios
1996–1997Shadow Minister for Overseas Development
1995–1996Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
1993–1995Shadow Minister for Women
Personal details
Born (1946-02-15) 15 February 1946 (age 78)
Birmingham, England
Political partyIndependent (since 2006)
Other political
affiliations
Labour (until 2006)
Spouse
(m. 1981; died 1993)
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Clare Short (born 15 February 1946) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003.

Short began her career as a civil servant. A member of the Labour Party until 2006, she was Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood from 1983 to 2010. For most of this period, she was a Labour Party MP.

Following the 1997 United Kingdom general election, Short was made the first cabinet-level Secretary of State for International Development. She resigned from the cabinet over the Iraq War. She also resigned the party whip in 2006 and served the remainder of her term as an independent politician, leaving parliament at the 2010 general election.[1]


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  1. ^ Deedes, Henry (13 September 2006). "Short to stand down after 23 years as an MP". The Independent. UK. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.