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Teresa O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bexley

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The Baroness O'Neill of Bexley
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
7 November 2022
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1961-07-18) 18 July 1961 (age 63)
Camberwell, London
Political partyConservative

Teresa Ann Jude O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, OBE (born 18 July 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician, leader of Bexley London Borough Council, co-president of London Councils and Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association.[1]

In the 2022 Special Honours, it was announced that she would receive a life peerage.[2] On 7 November 2022, she was created Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, of Crook Log in the London Borough of Bexley.[3]

Born to David O'Neill and Bridget (Breeda) O'Neill in Camberwell, south London, Teresa had a career in finance before becoming a councillor in Bexley in 1998. She has been leader of the council since 2008.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "O'Neill of Bexley, Baroness, (Teresa Ann Jude O'Neill) (born 18 July 1961)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u297879. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  2. ^ "Political Peerages 2022". gov.uk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Baroness O'Neill of Bexley". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 November 2022.