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Short, Clare, b. 1946 (politician)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1946    

Biography

Clare Short was born 15 February 1946, the daughter of Frank Short and Joan Short; she was educated at the University of Keele and University of Leeds (taking a degree in Political Science). In 1981 she married Alexander Ward Lyon (who died in 1993), sometime MP for York, who had one son by a previous marriage.

Clare Short's career included: Home Office, 1970–75; Director, All Faiths for One Race, Birmingham, 1976–78; Director, Youth Aid and the Unemployment Unit, 1979–83. MP for Birmingham, Ladywood, 1983–2010 (Labour, 1983–2006, Independent, 2006–10). She was Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Race Relations, 1985–86; Member of the Home Affairs Select Committee, 1983–85; front bench spokesperson on employment, 1985–88, on social security, 1989–91, on environmental protection, 1993, on women, 1993–95, on transport, 1995–96, and on overseas development, 1996–97; Secretary of State for International Development, 1997–2003. She was also a member of the Labour Party National Executive Committee, 1988–98.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Caricatures Portfolio 1, c 1984-c 1996

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/1
Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into four bundles: British sports figures; British media and establishment figures; members of the British royal family and the British religious establishment; and British female political figures.Also present are...
Dates: c 1984-c 1996
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Transcript of interview: Ann Grant, 2021

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 205
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 2021
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.

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