Joan Ruddock
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The Right Honourable Dame Joan Ruddock DBE |
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| Minister of State for Energy | |
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In office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Mike O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Charles Hendry |
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Member of Parliament for Lewisham Deptford |
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In office 11 June 1987 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Silkin |
| Succeeded by | Vicky Foxcroft |
| Majority | 12,499 (30.3%) |
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Joan Mary Anthony 28 December 1943 Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Keith Ruddock, Frank Doran |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Website | Official website |
Dame Joan Mary Ruddock, DBE (née Anthony; born 28 December 1943) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham Deptford from 1987 to 2015. Ruddock was Minister of State for Energy at the Department of Energy and Climate Change until 11 May 2010. She stood down at the 2015 General Election.
Ruddock was educated at Pontypool Girls grammar school and at Imperial College London where she studied Botany and Chemistry. Prior to her election to Parliament, she was chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, a UK pressure group; she resigned in 1985.
Ruddock fought the safe Conservative seat of Newbury in 1979, coming third. She was elected for Lewisham Deptford in 1987, succeeding John Silkin. She was initially a member of the Campaign Group but resigned in 1988 in protest at Tony Benn's decision to challenge Neil Kinnock for the leadership.
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