Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker
The Right Honourable The Baroness Barker | |
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Born | 31 January 1961 |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Alma mater | University of Southampton |
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 revealed in a speech to the House of Lords that she was in a same-sex relationship during the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013[6]. She has since become Patron of Opening Doors London, a charity providing support for older LGBT people, and an Ambassador for the Albert Kennedy Trust.
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. p. 8517.
- ↑ "Jim Wallance Announces Lib Dem Spokespeople in Lords". Liberal Democrat Lords.
- ↑ "Lib Dem peer Baroness Barker comes out during equal marriage debate". Pink News.
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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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