Gillian Merron
Gillian Joanna Merron, Baroness Merron (born 12 April 1959) is a British politician and life peer serving as Chief Executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews since 2014. A member of the Labour Party, she has been a shadow spokesperson for Health and Social Care since 2021. She was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln from 1997 to 2010 and held several ministerial offices in the Blair and Brown governments.
The Baroness Merron | |||||||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Health and Social Care | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 18 May 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Public Health | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Dawn Primarolo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Anne Milton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 October 2008 – 10 June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Meg Munn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chris Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 January 2008 – 6 October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Shriti Vadera | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ivan Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minister for the East Midlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 28 June 2007 – 25 January 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Phil Hope | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 28 June 2007 – 24 January 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Pat McFadden | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tom Watson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 May 2006 – 27 June 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Karen Buck | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jim Fitzpatrick | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 17 December 2004 – 8 May 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Derek Twigg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Claire Ward | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 April 1959 Ilford, Essex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Lancaster University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Life peer | ||||||||||||||||||
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