Smart City Futures

The Conversation Continues

Selected:

Rt Hon Hazel Blears

Local Government

MP Salford

Sessions:
Plaiting the Threads

Hazel was elected Member of Parliament for Salford in 1997.

Hazel was PPS for Alan Milburn when he was Minister of State at the Health Dept in 1998 and when he was Chief Secretary to the Treasury between Jan and Oct 1999. She was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health in June 2001, and promoted within the Department of Health to the role of Minister for Public Health, in May 2002.

In June 2003 she moved to the Home Office, promoted to Minister of State and she had responsibility for crime reduction, policing, community safety and counter-terrorism.

In May 2006, Hazel was appointed Chair of the Labour Party and Minister without Portfolio at the Cabinet Office. In June 2007, she was appointed Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

Hazel is a keen supporter of The Lowry, which displays an unrivalled collection of Lowry paintings. She also has a keen interest in the Arts and the role they can play in economic regeneration.

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Smart City Futures

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