Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews
(Elizabeth) Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews OBE (born 16 May 1943) is a British Labour politician.
Andrews worked as a Parliamentary Clerk from 1970-85. She then became a policy adviser to Neil Kinnock in his office as Leader of the Opposition 1985-92. She served as Director of Education Extra until 2002.[1]
Andrews was awarded an OBE in 1998[2] and was created a life peer[3] as Baroness Andrews, of Southover in the County of East Sussex in 2000.[1] In the House of Lords, she served as a Government Whip from May 2002 and was a Government Spokesperson for Education and Skills; Health; and Work and Pensions until the election in May 2005. She was then appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government.[1]
She stood down from Government in July 2009 and took up a new post as the first woman chair of English Heritage from 27 July 2009.[2] At the same time she moved from the Labour benches to become a non-affiliated peer.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Baroness Kay Andrews OBE". Communities and Local Government. http://www.communities.gov.uk/archived/profiles/corporate/baronessandrews. Retrieved 4 February 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Baroness Kay Andrews OBE becomes first woman Chair of English Heritage". Department of Culture, Media and Sport. http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/media_releases/6197.aspx. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "Working Peers List". 10 Downing Street. http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page2796. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
[edit] External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
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