Preceded by John Binns Name Joan Hall Succeeded by Bob Cryer Role British Politician | Nationality British Party Conservative Party Political party Conservative | |
Born 31 August 1935 (age 88) ( 1935-08-31 ) | ||
Joan Valerie Hall, CBE (born 31 August 1935) has been a British Conservative Party politician and secretary.
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Education
Joan Hall was educated at Queen Margaret's School, York.
Career
At the 1970 general election she was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the marginal seat of Keighley with a majority of 616 votes, becoming its first female MP. However, at the February 1974 election she lost by 878 votes to the Labour candidate Bob Cryer.
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