Maureen Colquhoun

Maureen Colquhoun

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1928 - 2021

Occupation

Politics

Description

Economist and former Member of Parliament for Northampton North (1974-1979) for the Labour Party. Local member of Hackney London Borough Council, 1982-1990. Prominent campaigner on access to abortion, gender balance, and protection for sex workers. Post-politics, she served as a member of the National Park Authority for eight years. Author of her autobiography 'A Woman in the House' (1980).

See Also

• LGBTQ Economists

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.lgbthistoryuk.org/wiki/index.php?title=Maureen_Colquhoun
• http://www.gayinthe80s.com/2013/10/1980s-politicians-come-out/
• https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/02/maureen-colquhoun-the-uks-first-openly-lesbian-mp-dies-aged-92

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