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Harriet Harman

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Also known as Harriet Ruth Harman, Baroness Harman

British politician (born 1950)

Person · Open Library

Works
18

Top works

  • Winning for women
  • Sex Discrimination in Schools - and How to Fight It
  • Debating departmental objectives and annual Reports
  • Scrutiny of the draft legislative Programme
  • Regional Accountability

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
India

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Quotes

  • Not all civil servants admire strong political leadership. But if you want to change things for the better you need strong political leadership.
  • He is demanding of his colleagues, but he is demanding of himself because he wants to change things for the better.
  • Yes I did when I was at university 30 years ago, just for a short time.
  • I am in the Labour Party because I am a feminist. I am in the Labour Party because I believe in equality.
  • It wouldn't be possible because there aren't enough airports for all the men who'd want to flee the country.
  • The Labour Party is the sister Party for the Democrats and their progressive views are the ones that we are most aligned with.

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Key facts

Monarch
Elizabeth II
Prime minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Ed Miliband
Succeeded by
Jeremy Corbyn
Leader
Gordon Brown Ed Miliband

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Harriet
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London
Occupation
solicitor
Political party
Labour Party
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Christianity
Official website
www.harrietharman.org
Image
Official portrait of Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP crop 2.jpg
Work location
London
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Commons category
Harriet Harman
honorific prefix
The Right Honourable
date of birth
1950-07-30
name in native language
Harriet Harman
social media followers
191377
Sources (11)

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Encyclopedic overview

Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal

Life peerage 19 August 2024 Member of Parliament for Camberwell and PeckhamPeckham (1982–1997)

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