Anne Begg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Anne Begg
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 6, 1955(1955-12-06)
Age	69
Birthplace	Brechin
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Anne Begg Biography

Anne Begg is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 6, 1955 in Brechin, Scotland, United Kingdom. The first wheelchair user to use the House of Commons since 1880.

Begg is wheelchair-bound since 1984 while living in a degenerative condition called Gaucher’s disease. Begg was the second permanent wheelchair user chosen to be a member of the House of Commons, after Arthur MacMorrough Kavanagh who was first elected in 1868, and was in office until 1880.

Begg was selected to stand for election for Labour through an all-women shortlist. and when Aberdeen South (like many seats) fell to Labour in their landslide victory at the 1997 general election. She defeated the Conservative Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Scottish Office Raymond Robertson. In 2001, she became the first Labour MP to retain the Aberdeen South seat.

In November 1999, Begg sustained a broken wrist and a broken leg and was knocked from her wheelchair in a road accident outside Aberdeen Airport. Begg was hospitalised for three months as a result of her injuries.

Begg studied at Damacre primary school (Brechin), Brechin High School as well as Brechin High School and the University of Aberdeen where she received the MA at the level of History as well as Politics. From the Aberdeen College of Education (now the Faculty of Education of the University of Aberdeen), she earned an Secondary Teaching Certificate in 1978.

Anne Begg Net Worth

Anne Begg is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anne Begg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dame Margaret Anne Begg DBE (born on December 6, 1955) is a British Labour Party politician, who was MP for Aberdeen South from 1997 to 2015. (MP) in the constituency of Aberdeen South between 1997 and 2015.

From 1978to 1978, she taught history as well as English in The Webster’s High School in Kirriemuir. She became a member of in the Labour Party in 1983. Then, in 1988 she was appointed the primary teacher in English at Arbroath Academy. The same year, she was awarded the Disabled Scot of the Year Award.

She made her maiden speech on 21 May 1997. She was Secretary of the All-Party BBC Group and Chair of the All Party Group on Equalities, the All Party Oil and Gas Industry Group, the All Party Group on Chronic Pain, and the All Party Commercial Radio group. She was a member of the House of Commons Chairmen’s Panel and Vice Chair of the Speaker’s Conference which was tasked with looking at the under representation of women, ethnic minorities and disabled people in the House of Commons. She chaired the Work and Pensions Select Committee from July 2010.

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Begg was one of the most vociferous critics of Aberdeen City Council during the budget crisis of 2008, which led to many of her constituents having their services cut. In 2009 she criticised as “draconian” a move by Aberdeen City Council to set a debt collection agency on an 80-year-old partially sighted woman for the sum of £17.50.

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She has also taken the lead in lobbying the government on issues such as the Seafarer’s Earnings Deduction and compensation for trawlermen who lost their livelihoods during the Cod Wars. In the 2009 Budget, Begg also won a concession from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling MP, that “those caring responsibilities of grandparents of working age will count towards their entitlement to the basic state pension.” Begg had campaigned for grandparents of working age to receive National Insurance Credits in recognition of the fact that their caring role may impact on their contributions to their state pension entitlement.

Top Facts about Anne Begg

1. Anne Begg was a Labour MP for Aberdeen South.
2. She served in Parliament from 1997 to 2015.
3. Begg was the first full-time wheelchair user elected to Parliament.
4. She was a strong advocate for disability rights and social justice.
5. Begg chaired the Work and Pensions Select Committee from 2010-2015.
6. In 2009, she won the Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Award for her work on disability issues.
7. Begg received an OBE in 2011 for her public service.
8. She retired from politics due to health reasons in 2015.
9. Begg is also a published author and has written about her experiences with disability.
10. Her legacy continues through the Anne Begg Foundation, which supports disabled people’s participation in politics and public life.