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Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge (3 November 1904 – 16 November 1988) was a British politician. Born and educated in Scotland, she graduated from the University of Edinburgh and worked as a teacher before becoming a professional politician. She served as an MP for the Independent Labour Party from 1929 to 1931 and for the Labour Party from 1945 to 1970. She was appointed Minister for the Arts in Harold Wilson's government of 1964 and played a key role in the formation of the Open University. In 1934 she married the Welsh Labour MP Aneurin Bevan, and the couple remained married until his death in 1960. On the 13 November 1980 Jennie came onto Woman’s Hour to talk to Sue McGregor about her life in politics.