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”’Dame Margaret Olivia Hillier”’ (born 14 February 1969), known as ”’Meg Hillier”’, is a British [[Labour and Co-operative]] [[politician]] who has been the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[
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”’Dame Margaret Olivia Hillier”’ (born 14 February 1969), known as ”’Meg Hillier”’, is a British [[Labour and Co-operative]] [[politician]] who has been the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Hackney South and Shoreditch]] since [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]]. Hillier was a junior [[government minister]] from 2007 until 2010 and was succeeded by [[Caroline Flint]] as [[Shadow cabinet|Shadow]] [[Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change]] in the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] October 2011 reshuffle.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stratton|first1=Allegra|last2=Sparrow|first2=Andrew|last3=Wintour|first3=Patrick|title=Labour reshuffle: Miliband promotes newly elected MPs|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/oct/07/labour-reshuffle-miliband-former-ministers|archive-date=11 September 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911061817/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/oct/07/labour-reshuffle-miliband-former-ministers|access-date=18 September 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=7 October 2011}}</ref> She has been the chair of the [[Treasury Select Committee]] since 2024, having previously chaired the [[Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)|Public Accounts Committee]] from 2015 to 2024.
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==Early life and career==
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==Parliamentary career==
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In 2004, Hillier was [[Preselection|selected]] as the Labour [[prospective parliamentary candidate]] to contest [[
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In 2004, Hillier was [[Preselection|selected]] as the Labour [[prospective parliamentary candidate]] to contest [[Hackney South and Shoreditch]] through an [[all-women shortlist]].<ref name=”:0″>{{cite report |number=5057 |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN05057/SN05057.pdf |title=All–women shortlists |first1=Richard |last1=Kelly |last2=White |first2=Isobel |chapter=Appendix 1: Labour candidates, selected through all–women shortlists |at=Table B: 2005 |url-status=live |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007213221/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN05057/SN05057.pdf|work=Briefing Paper |via=[[House of Commons Library]] |access-date=11 September 2024 |date=7 March 2016 }}</ref> At the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]], she was elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] as MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, winning with 52.9% of the vote and a majority of 10,204.<ref name=”:0″ /> Hillier made her [[maiden speech]] on 24 May 2005, noting there were more men in the House of Commons that day than there had ever been [[:Category:Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|women MPs]].<ref>{{cite Hansard|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo050524/debtext/50524-19.htm#50524-19_spnew1 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/7C8h1 |column_start=612 |archive-date=11 September 2024 |url-status=live |jurisdiction=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] |date=24 May 2005 |house=House of Commons |volume=434 |column_end=615 |title=Oral Answers to Questions |speaker=Meg Hillier}}</ref>
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Hillier served as member of the [[Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee]] for a year until she was appointed [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]] [[Ruth Kelly]] in 2006. In June 2007, she was appointed a [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State]] at the [[Home Office]].
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Hillier served as member of the [[Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee]] for a year until she was appointed [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]] [[Ruth Kelly]] in 2006. In June 2007, she was appointed a [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State]] at the [[Home Office]].
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At the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], Hillier was re-elected as MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch with an increased vote share of 55.7% and an increased majority of 14,288.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b93.stm ”Hackney South & Shoreditch (results)”] (BBC News) accessed 7 May 2010</ref> She was again re-elected at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]] with an increased vote share of 64.4% and an increased majority of 24,213.<ref name=”electoralcalculus”>{{cite web |title=Election Data 2015 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |archive-date=17 October 2015 |access-date=17 October 2015 |publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Previous election results Hackney |url=http://www.hackney.gov.uk/2015-general-election.htm#.Vb-0bXj5ndk |website=hackney.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jonathan |date=13 January 2015 |title=A manifesto of no ideas: artist Gordon Shrigley stands in the general election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2015/jan/13/gordon-shrigley-art-uk-election-2015-hogarth-ukip |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
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At the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], Hillier was re-elected as MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch with an increased vote share of 55.7% and an increased majority of 14,288.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b93.stm ”Hackney South & Shoreditch (results)”] (BBC News) accessed 7 May 2010</ref> She was again re-elected at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]] with an increased vote share of 64.4% and an increased majority of 24,213.<ref name=”electoralcalculus”>{{cite web |title=Election Data 2015 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |archive-date=17 October 2015 |access-date=17 October 2015 |publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Previous election results Hackney |url=http://www.hackney.gov.uk/2015-general-election.htm#.Vb-0bXj5ndk |website=hackney.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jonathan |date=13 January 2015 |title=A manifesto of no ideas: artist Gordon Shrigley stands in the general election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2015/jan/13/gordon-shrigley-art-uk-election-2015-hogarth-ukip |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
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In June 2015, Hillier was elected Chairman of the [[Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)|Public Accounts Committee]] (PAC) in succession to [[Margaret Hodge]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33180818 Frank Field elected Work and Pensions Committee chairman]. BBC News (18 June 2015). Retrieved 24 November 2015.</ref> She was, as a result, among the 100 most influential people in the [[
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In June 2015, Hillier was elected Chairman of the [[Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)|Public Accounts Committee]] (PAC) in succession to [[Margaret Hodge]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33180818 Frank Field elected Work and Pensions Committee chairman]. BBC News (18 June 2015). Retrieved 24 November 2015.</ref> She was, as a result, among the 100 most influential people in the [[NHS]] according to the ”[[Health Service Journal]]” in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=HSJ100 2016: The list in full|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/newsletter/hsj-knowledge/top-leader-lists/hsj100/hsj100-2016-the-list-in-full/7011348.article|access-date=27 October 2016|journal=Health Service Journal|date=11 October 2016}}</ref> As chair, she has been critical of the [[Troubled Families]] programme, saying that the PAC’s conclusions on the programme were “far more serious” than “a slap on the wrist” for ministers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38369557|date=20 December 2016|access-date=21 December 2016|title=Troubled families turnaround claim misleading, say MPs|work=BBC News}}</ref>
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An ardent supporter of the Remain campaign during the [[
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An ardent supporter of the Remain campaign during the [[2016 EU referendum]], Hillier announced that she was “devastated” that the [[United Kingdom]] voted to leave the European Union and that the decision was fuelled by “[[xenophobic]] undertones”.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/local-council/mp-meg-hillier-we-don-t-know-brexit-s-implications-3526648|archive-date=11 September 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911052535/https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/local-council/22941054.mp-meg-hillier-we-dont-know-brexits-implications-eu-citizens-hackney/|first=Emma|last=Bartholomew|title=MP Meg Hillier: ‘We don’t know’ Brexit’s implications for EU citizens in Hackney|newspaper=[[Hackney Gazette]]|date=24 June 2016}}</ref>
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She supported [[Owen Smith]] in the failed attempt to replace [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in the [[2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|2016 Labour Party leadership election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://labourlist.org/2016/07/which-mps-and-meps-have-nominated-owen-smith/|title=Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith|date=2016-07-21|website=[[LabourList]]|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-15|archive-date=11 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911052055/https://labourlist.org/2016/07/which-mps-and-meps-have-nominated-owen-smith/|first=Conor|last=Pope|url-status=live}}</ref>
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She supported [[Owen Smith]] in the failed attempt to replace [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in the [[2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|2016 Labour Party leadership election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://labourlist.org/2016/07/which-mps-and-meps-have-nominated-owen-smith/|title=Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith|date=2016-07-21|website=[[LabourList]]|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-15|archive-date=11 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911052055/https://labourlist.org/2016/07/which-mps-and-meps-have-nominated-owen-smith/|first=Conor|last=Pope|url-status=live}}</ref>
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At the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Hillier was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 73.3% and a decreased majority of 33,985.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General election 12 December 2019 |work=Hackney Council |url=https://hackney.gov.uk/general-election-2019/ |access-date=2019-11-19 |via=hackney.gov.uk}}</ref>
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At the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Hillier was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 73.3% and a decreased majority of 33,985.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General election 12 December 2019 |work=Hackney Council |url=https://hackney.gov.uk/general-election-2019/ |access-date=2019-11-19 |via=hackney.gov.uk}}</ref>
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Hillier was appointed [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) in the [[2021 Birthday Honours]] for political and parliamentary service.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63377|supp=y|page=B8|date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|title=The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-queens-birthday-honours-list-2021|archive-date=11 September 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911051703/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-queens-birthday-honours-list-2021|access-date=2021-06-12|website=[[
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Hillier was appointed [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) in the [[2021 Birthday Honours]] for political and parliamentary service.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63377|supp=y|page=B8|date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|title=The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-queens-birthday-honours-list-2021|archive-date=11 September 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911051703/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-queens-birthday-honours-list-2021|access-date=2021-06-12|website=[[GOV.UK]]|date=11 June 2021|language=en|author1=[[Cabinet Office]]|author2=[[Boris Johnson|The Rt Hon Boris Johnson]]}}</ref>
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At the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], Hillier was again re-elected, again with a decreased vote share of 59.3 and a decreased majority of 14,737.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hackney South and Shoreditch results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001260}}</ref> She was elected unopposed as chair of the [[Treasury Select Committee]] on 9 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2024 |title=Dame Meg Hillier MP elected as Chair of the Treasury Committee |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/158/treasury-committee/news/202829/dame-meg-hillier-mp-elected-as-chair-of-the-treasury-committee/ |website=parliament.uk}}</ref>
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At the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], Hillier was again re-elected, again with a decreased vote share of 59.3 and a decreased majority of 14,737.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hackney South and Shoreditch results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001260}}</ref> She was elected unopposed as chair of the [[Treasury Select Committee]] on 9 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2024 |title=Dame Meg Hillier MP elected as Chair of the Treasury Committee |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/158/treasury-committee/news/202829/dame-meg-hillier-mp-elected-as-chair-of-the-treasury-committee/ |website=parliament.uk}}</ref>
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Hillier married Joe Simpson in 1997; the couple have three children.<ref>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090327152023/http%3A//www.number10.gov.uk/Page18757 Notice of marriage of Hillier and Simpson], number10.gov.uk</ref><ref>[http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/content/hackney/gazette/news/story.aspx?brand=HKYGOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshkyg&itemid=WeED21_Apr_2009_15%3A39%3A33%3A903 “Baby Girl for MP”], ”Hackney Gazette” 21 April 2009; accessed 14 May 2009</ref>{{dead link|date=September 2024|fix-attempted=yes}} She is a [[
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Hillier married Joe Simpson in 1997; the couple have three children.<ref>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090327152023/http%3A//www.number10.gov.uk/Page18757 Notice of marriage of Hillier and Simpson], number10.gov.uk</ref><ref>[http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/content/hackney/gazette/news/story.aspx?brand=HKYGOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshkyg&itemid=WeED21_Apr_2009_15%3A39%3A33%3A903 “Baby Girl for MP”], ”Hackney Gazette” 21 April 2009; accessed 14 May 2009</ref>{{dead link|date=September 2024|fix-attempted=yes}} She is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>Teahan, Madeline (27 March 2013). [http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2013/03/27/catholic-mps-urge-pope-francis-to-allow-ordination-of-married-men Signatory to letter to Pope Francis to allow ordination of married men to the Catholic priesthood] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192320/http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2013/03/27/catholic-mps-urge-pope-francis-to-allow-ordination-of-married-men/ |date=21 July 2018 }}, [[catholicherald.co.uk]]; accessed 12 May 2015.</ref>
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