Vice-Chancellor's Speaker Series - Clare Short

University of Buckingham

Come and join the Vice-Chancellor, Professor James Tooley, in conversation with Clare Short

Vinson Building Auditorium

Clare Short was elected to Parliament in 1983 as MP for her home constituency of Birmingham Ladywood. Clare served as Shadow Minister for Women (1993-1995), Shadow Secretary of State for Transport (1995-1996) and Opposition Spokesperson for Overseas Development (1996-1997). She served as Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003, resigning from the Government in 2003 in opposition to the Iraq War. In 2004 she published An Honourable Deception? New Labour, Iraq, and the Misuse of Power . Since leaving Parliament, Clare has chaired the board of the Cities Alliance, an intergovernmental advocacy organisation committed to meeting the UN target to abolish slums in cities across the globe until 2023 . She is trustee of Africa Humanitarian Action and patron of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.

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