Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker
The Baroness Barker | |
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 Baroness Barker at a Health Hotel session during the 2009 Liberal Democrat Party Conference | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1961 |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Occupation | Politician |
Elizabeth Jean Barker, Baroness Barker (born 31 January 1961) is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. Educated at Dalziel High School[1] and the University of Southampton,[2] Barker worked for Age Concern between 1983 and 2007. She was created a life peer as Baroness Barker, of Anagach in Highland,[3] on 31 July 1999[4] and is a Liberal Democrat spokesperson on the Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise.[5] Barker made well-received speeches on the Same-Sex Marriage Bill in the House of Lords and is considered a key figure for her contribution on a historic question of equality before the law.[6] [7]
References
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008 ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
- ^ "Elizabeth Jean Barker, Baroness Barker", The Peerage, 5 November 2004
- ^ "No. 55574". The London Gazette. 6 August 1999.
- ^ https://libdemlords.wordpress.com/2015/06/01/jim-wallace-announces-lib-dem-spokespeople-in-lords/
- ^ http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lesbian-queens-stories-love-lords-gay-marriage-debate030613
- ^ "Nigel Farage: Ukip would strip Christian weddings of legal status". Telegraph Online. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
External links
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- Baroness Barker profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ms Elizabeth Barker
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