We are delighted to invite Bedford College alumni to our first in-person Bedford Society event in three years.

Rt Hon. Dame Margaret Hodge MP, Bedford alumna and Chair of College Council: A Life in Politics
Thursday 20 October, 5.30pm
11 Bedford Square, London

Join us to hear from Bedford College alumna and Chair of College Council, Dame Margaret Hodge MP, about her rich Parliamentary career. Dame Margaret Hodge MP, who studied Philosophy at Bedford College in 1967, has been the Labour Member of Parliament for Barking and the heart of Dagenham since 1994.

She was a Minister in the Governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, holding portfolios in the Departments for Education, Work and Pensions, Business, and Culture. She was the first Children’s Minister from 2003 to 2005, Minister for Universities from 2001-2003 and Minister for the Arts and the Creative Industries for the last years of the Labour Government.

In 2010 she became the first elected Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and was also its first female Chair. She held the post for the full parliamentary term, retiring in 2015. Margaret published Called to Account in September 2016, reflecting on her time as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.

In 2018, Margaret was elected the Chair of College Council, the governing body of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College. 

Margaret will talk about her life in politics. There will be time for questions and discussion, as well as the opportunity to meet fellow Bedfordians over light refreshments.

Tickets are £15. Please book your place as soon as possible using the link below as capacity is limited.

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