Did Margaret Beckett serve in the Labour government of the 1970s?
No
Yes
Only in the opposition
Only as a backbencher
Answer
Margaret Beckett was a Labour Member of Parliament for Derby South from 1974 to 1983 and was in the Labour governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan in the 1970s. She was Secretary of State for Education and Science from 1976 to 1979.
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