Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton

Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton

Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton (born 28 June 1959) is a British Labour Party politician.

Morgan was educated at Belvedere School for Girls, Liverpool, and at Durham University, where she graduated in 1980 with a B.A. in geography). After taking a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at King's College London, she worked as a geography teacher from 1981–1985. She later received an M.A. in Education from the Institute of Education, London. In the early 1980s, she was active in student politics. As a member of the National Organisation of Labour Students, she was an active member of the British Youth Council Executive Committee.

From 1985, she worked for the Labour Party under John Smith and Tony Blair before joining Blair's political office in 10 Downing Street following the 1997 general election. She was made a life peer as Baroness Morgan of Huyton, of Huyton in the County of Merseyside in 2001.

She was Minister of State for Women in the Cabinet Office before rejoining 10 Downing Street as Director of Government Relations. She left Downing Street in 2005.

In April 2006 she was appointed a Board Member of the Olympic Delivery Authority. In November 2005 she was appointed as a non-executive director of The Carphone Warehouse Group plc. She also serves as Advisor to the Board of the children's charity Absolute Return for Kids.


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