Ruth Kelly

Ruth Kelly
Official portrait, c. 2004–05
Secretary of State for Transport
In office
28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byDouglas Alexander
Succeeded byGeoff Hoon
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
In office
5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byDavid Miliband[a]
John Prescott[b]
Succeeded byHazel Blears
Minister for Women
In office
5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byTessa Jowell
Succeeded byHarriet Harman[c]
Secretary of State for Education and Skills
In office
15 December 2004 – 5 May 2006
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byCharles Clarke
Succeeded byAlan Johnson
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
15 May 2002 – 15 December 2004
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byPaul Boateng
Succeeded byStephen Timms
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
In office
8 June 2001 – 15 May 2002
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byMelanie Johnson
Succeeded byJohn Healey
Member of Parliament
for Bolton West
In office
1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byTom Sackville
Succeeded byJulie Hilling
Personal details
Born (1968-05-09) 9 May 1968 (age 56)
Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Political partyLabour (1990–2018)
SpouseDerek Gadd
Children4
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford
London School of Economics

Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968) is the chair of Water UK, the trade association representing all of the water and wastewater companies of the United Kingdom.

She was previously a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010. Previously, she served as the Secretary of State for Transport, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Minister for Women and Equality and Secretary of State for Education and Skills, serving under both Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.
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