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Clare Short was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom on February 15, 1946. Public records list Clare Short as a politician. That works out to 80 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes University of Leeds. Recorded honors include BBC 100 Women (2013).
My Take
Short interests me far more for her exits than her appointments. Plenty of politicians climb to a cabinet post like Secretary of State for International Development; far fewer are willing to walk away when conscience and party collide. That willingness to break with the Labour Party, after representing Birmingham Ladywood for over two decades, marks her as someone who treated principle as non-negotiable. Her 2013 inclusion on the BBC 100 Women list feels earned rather than ceremonial. I respect figures who measure their careers in convictions defended rather than offices held, and Short strikes me as exactly that rarer breed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Clare Short
- Name (Japanese)
- クレア・ショート
- Reading
- くれあ・しょーと
- Born
- February 15, 1946 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- politician
2. Background
- University
- University of Leeds
Awards & achievements
- 2013 BBC 100 Women
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare%20Short
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333550
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
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When was Clare Short born?
Born February 15, 1946 (age 80).
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Clare Short is from Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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