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| She was a journalist with the ] before her creation as a Baroness in ]. She was an opposition ], and after her party's election victory was made Minister for Women and later ]. She retired from politics in ]. | She was a journalist with the ], working on the prestigious Panorama programme, before her creation as a Baroness in ]. She was an opposition ], and after her party's election victory was made Minister for Women and later ]. She retired from active politics in ] and continued to live with her current husband, ]. | ||
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The Right Honourable Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, PC , is a British politician for the Labour Party.
Her father was former Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan, and she was educated at Blackheath High School. In 1969, she married fellow-journalist, Peter Jay, who was later appointed ambassador to the United States of America by Callaghan. While in the USA, she met Carl Bernstein, with whom she had a much-publicised relationship in 1979 -- with the result that she was unflatteringly depicted in a novel by Bernstein's wife, Nora Ephron. Peter and Margaret were divorced in 1986, after eighteen years of marriage. She has since married Professor Michael Adler, who chaired the National Aids Trust when she was its director. At the time he was married to Karen Dunnell.
She was a journalist with the BBC, working on the prestigious Panorama programme, before her creation as a Baroness in 1992. She was an opposition Whip, and after her party's election victory was made Minister for Women and later Leader of the House of Lords. She retired from active politics in 2001 and continued to live with her current husband, Michael Adler.
| Preceded by: The Lord Richard |
Leader of the House of Lords 1998–2001 |
Followed by: The Lord Williams of Mostyn |
| Lord Privy Seal 1998–2001 |
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