Ann Widdecombe

The Right Honourable Ann Widdecombe MEP
Shadow Home Secretary
In office 13 January 1999 – 18 September 2001
Leader	William Hague
Preceded by	Sir Norman Fowler
Succeeded by	Oliver Letwin
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
In office 24 May 1998 – 13 January 1999
Leader	William Hague
Preceded by	John Maples
Succeeded by	Liam Fox
Minister of State for Prisons
In office 28 February 1995 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Tony Baldry
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
Member of Parliament for Maidstone and The Weald Maidstone (1987–1997)
In office 11 June 1987 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by	John Wells
Succeeded by	Helen Grant
Personal details
Born	(1947-10-04) 4 October 1947 (age 76) Bath, Somerset, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Brexit Party (since 2019) Conservative (until 2019)
Residence	Haytor, Devon
Alma mater	University of Birmingham Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Ann Noreen Widdecombe MEP (born 4 October 1947 in Bath, Somerset, England) is a British former politician. She was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Maidstone and The Weald from 1987 to 2010.