The Rt Hon Baroness Hodge of Barking will give the first For What Matters Lecture in our 2025/26 series.
After serving as the Leader of Islington London Borough Council from 1982 to 1992, Baroness Hodge was elected as the Member of Parliament for Barking and Dagenham from 1994 – 2024. In her time as a Member of Parliament, she served as a Minister in the Governments of Prime Ministers 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. She served as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee from 2010-2015.
Baroness Hodge has been Chair of Council, the governing body of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College since 2018.
Part of our For What Matters public lecture series. Guest speakers and our academic community are invited to talk about what matters to them, share knowledge and insight, spark conversations which address current critical issues and global challenges, and promote positive social impact.
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