Ruth Kelly

Ruth Kelly
Born	1968-05-09 Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Alma mater	Queen's College (Oxford), London School of Economics
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Children	4
Spouse	Derek Gadd
Member of	Opus Dei, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/2003
Party	Labour
Secretary of State for Transport  In office 27 June 2007 - 3 October 2008 Succeeded by Geoff Hoon  Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government  In office 5 May 2006 - 27 June 2007  Minister for Women In office 5 May 2006 - 27 June 2007  Secretary of State for Education and Skills In office 15 December 2004 - 5 May 2006 Preceded by Charles Clarke Succeeded by Alan Johnson  Financial Secretary to the Treasury  In office 15 May 2002 - 9 September 2004  Economic Secretary to the Treasury  In office 8 June 2001 - 15 May 2002 Preceded by Melanie Johnson  Member of Parliament for Bolton West In office 2 May 1997 - 12 April 2010

Ruth Kelly has been the Labour MP for Bolton West since 1997.

Communities Secretary

Kelly served as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from May 2006 to June 2007.

Britain: Our Values, Our Responsibilities

In an October 2006 speech, Kelly called for "a fundamental rebalancing of our relationship with Muslim organisations from now on":

Since taking up my post, I have actively sought to develop relationships with a wider network of Muslim organisations, including those representing young people and women.

In future, I am clear that our strategy of funding and engagement must shift significantly towards those organisations that are taking a proactive leadership role in tackling extremism and defending our shared values. It is only by defending our values that we will prevent extremists radicalising future generations of terrorists

The move was seen as a snub to the Muslim Council of Britain.

HSBC

After standing down at the 2010 election, Kelly joined HSBC's strategy unit.

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