Ann Widdecombe


Ann Widdecombe

Shadow Home Secretary
In office
13 January 1999 – 18 September 2001
LeaderWilliam Hague
Preceded bySir Norman Fowler
Succeeded byOliver Letwin
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
In office
24 May 1998 – 13 January 1999
LeaderWilliam Hague
Preceded byJohn Maples
Succeeded byLiam Fox
Minister of State for Prisons
In office
28 February 1995 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byTony Baldry
Succeeded byOffice Abolished
Member of Parliament
for Maidstone and The Weald
Maidstone (1987–1997)
In office
11 June 1987 – 6 May 2010
Preceded byJohn Wells
Succeeded byHelen Grant
Personal details
Born (1947-10-04) 4 October 1947 (age 77)
Bath, Somerset, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyBrexit Party (since 2019)
Conservative (until 2019)
ResidenceHaytor, Devon
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Ann Noreen Widdecombe MEP (born 4 October 1947 in Bath, Somerset, England) is a British former politician. She was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Maidstone and The Weald from 1987 to 2010.


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