The Baroness Corston | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party | |
| In office 11 July 2001 – 24 May 2005 | |
| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Clive Soley |
| Succeeded by | Ann Clwyd |
| Member of Parliament for Bristol East | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Sayeed |
| Succeeded by | Kerry McCarthy |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 29 June 2005 – 9 July 2024 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean Ann Parkin 5 May 1942 Kingston upon Hull, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Christopher Corston Peter Townsend |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics, Open University |
Jean Ann Corston, Baroness Corston, PC (née Parkin; born 5 May 1942), is a British politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol East from 1992 to 2005, during which time she served as Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 2001 to 2005.