Claire Ward | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2009 | |
| Mayor of the East Midlands | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | |
| In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Shahid Malik |
| Succeeded by | Crispin Blunt |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
| In office 5 October 2008 – 9 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Liz Blackman |
| Succeeded by | Helen Jones |
| Member of Parliament for Watford | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Tristan Garel-Jones |
| Succeeded by | Richard Harrington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claire Margaret Ward 9 May 1972 North Shields, Northumberland, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Hertfordshire (LLB) Brunel University (MA) The College of Law (PgDip) |
| Website | Official website |
Claire Margaret Ward (born 9 May 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who was elected Mayor of the East Midlands in May 2024.[1] Previously, she served as Member of Parliament for Watford from 1997 to 2010. Ward was a Government Whip from 2005 to 2009 and a Justice Minister from 2009 to 2010.
- ^ "East Midlands Mayor: Labour's Claire Ward wins first-ever election". BBC News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.