Margaret McDonagh, Baroness McDonagh

The Baroness McDonagh
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
24 June 2004 – 24 June 2023
Life peerage
General Secretary of the Labour Party
In office
1998–2001
LeaderTony Blair
Preceded byTom Sawyer
Succeeded byDavid Triesman
Personal details
Born
Margaret Josephine McDonagh

(1961-06-26)26 June 1961
Mitcham, Surrey, England
Died24 June 2023(2023-06-24) (aged 61)
Colliers Wood, London, England
Political partyLabour
RelationsSiobhain McDonagh (sister)
EducationHoly Cross School, New Malden Kingston College of Further Education
Alma mater
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Margaret Josephine McDonagh, Baroness McDonagh (26 June 1961 – 24 June 2023) was a British Labour politician who served as General Secretary of the Labour Party from 1998 to 2001.[1][2] She later worked as a management consultant and was a co-president of the Labour Party Irish Society,[3][4] and sat in the House of Lords as a life peer from 2004 until her death.

  1. ^ "Baroness McDonagh". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. ^ Dunne, Ray (27 March 2001). "Margaret McDonagh: Labour general secretary". BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ^ "McDonagh". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U44450. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "The Committee". Labour Party Irish Society. Retrieved 6 March 2023.