Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton

The Right Honourable The Baroness Taylor of Bolton PC
Official portrait, 2024
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office 27 July 1998 – 8 June 2001
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Deputy	Keith Bradley
Preceded by	Nick Brown
Succeeded by	Hilary Armstrong
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council
In office 2 May 1997 – 27 July 1998
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Tony Newton
Succeeded by	Margaret Beckett
Junior ministerial offices Minister of State for International Defence and Security In office 5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Gerald Howarth Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Equipment and Support In office 7 November 2007 – 5 October 2008 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by The Lord Drayson Succeeded by Quentin Davies
Parliamentary offices Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee In office 9 June 2001 – 11 April 2005 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Tom King Succeeded by Paul Murphy Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal Incumbent Assumed office 14 June 2005 Life peerage Member of Parliament for Dewsbury In office 11 June 1987 – 11 April 2005 Preceded by John Whitfield Succeeded by Shahid Malik Member of Parliament for Bolton West In office 10 October 1974 – 13 May 1983 Preceded by Robert Redmond Succeeded by Tom Sackville
Shadow cabinet portfolios
1994–1997	Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
1994–1995	Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Shadow Minister for the Citizen's Charter
1992–1994	Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Personal details
Born	Winifred Ann Taylor (1947-07-02) 2 July 1947 (age 77) London, England
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Bradford (BSc)

Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, PC (born 2 July 1947) is a British politician and life peer who served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton West from 1974 to 1983, and Dewsbury from 1987 to 2005.