Joan Ruddock

The Right Honourable Dame Joan Ruddock DBE
Official portrait, 2007
Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Mike O'Brien
Succeeded by	Charles Hendry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office 5 October 2008 – 8 June 2009
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	David Kidney
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change, Biodiversity & Waste
In office 2 July 2007 – 5 October 2008
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Dan Norris
Member of Parliament for Lewisham Deptford
In office 11 June 1987 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by	John Silkin
Succeeded by	Vicky Foxcroft
Personal details
Born	Joan Mary Anthony (1943-12-28) 28 December 1943 (age 80) Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Keith Ruddock (1963–1996; his death) Frank Doran (2010–2017; his death)
Alma mater	Imperial College London
Website	Official website

Dame Joan Mary Ruddock, DBE, PC (née Anthony; born 28 December 1943) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham Deptford from 1987 to 2015. Ruddock was Minister of State for Energy at the Department of Energy and Climate Change until 11 May 2010. She stood down at the 2015 general election.