Joan Ruddock

Overview

Joan Ruddock (née Anthony) born Pontypool, Wales December 28, 1943. Chair of Committee for Nuclear Disarmament, 1981-5; member of parliament, 1987; first Junior Minister for Women, 1997; Minister for Energy & Environment, 2009.

Quotations

"I am a socialist feminist. But I am also active in the peace movement and in the struggle against nuclear war." (Nawal el Saadawi Reader, p. 279; photo Parl. Gp. For Energy Studies)