Barbara Follett (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Barbara Follett (politician)

British politician

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1942

Place of Birth: Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Daphne Barbara Follett (née Hubbard; born 25 December 1942) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stevenage from 1997 until 2010.
During this time she held several parliamentary and ministerial positions.
In the decade before entering Parliament she played a major part in transformation of the Labour Party, firstly by making members more aware of their visual impact on voters and secondly by co-founding and running two organisations, Labour Women's Network and Emily's List UK, which spearheaded reforms that helped Labour to return a record 101 women to Parliament in 1997.
Following the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal, she repaid more than £32,000 which she had claimed in expenses.
She stood down in 2010 in order to take over the running the business of her husband, author Ken Follett.