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Patricia Hewitt was Press and
Broadcasting Officer (1983-1987) and Policy Co-ordinator (1987-1989)
to the then Leader of the Opposition, the Rt Hon Neil Kinnock;
Deputy Director (1989-94) of the Institute for Public Policy
Research, and Director of Research for Andersen Consulting
(now Accenture) (1994-1997).
In 1993 Ms Hewitt wrote 'About Time', a book focussing on
changes in work and family life.
Ms Hewitt was Deputy Chair of
the Commission for Social Justice (1992-1994) and was a member
of the Social Security Select Committee before taking up her
Ministerial post.
In her spare time, Ms Hewitt enjoys reading, theatre, music
and gardening.
Ms Hewitt is married with one son and one daughter. She was
born on 2 December 1948.
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