Ann Noreen Widdecombe was a British politician and media personality. As a member of the Conservative Party, she was the member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and The Weald, previously Maidstone, from 1987 to 2010. She joined the Brexit Party – later Reform UK – in 2019. She was their member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 2019 to 2020 and served as immigration and justice spokesperson from 2023 until her death.
- Occupation
- politician, autobiographer, writer, broadcaster
- Position held
- Shadow Home Secretary, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- October 4, 1947
- Died
- July 8, 2026
