Josie Farrington, Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
Josephine Farrington, Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (née Cayless; 29 June 1940 – 30 March 2018)[1] was a British Labour Party politician.
She was a Preston Borough Councillor 1973-76. In 1977, she was elected to Lancashire County Council and held several senior positions, including chair of the Education Committee.[2] From 1981-94 she was a Member of the Council of Europe Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities and of its successor the Congress of the Council of Europe.[2] She acted as an international observer at local elections in Poland, Ukraine and Albania.[2] She was also a Member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union and was Chairman of Education and Training in 1994.[2]
Farrington was the Labour candidate at the 1983 general election for the constituency of West Lancashire and stood for the party again at the Ribble Valley by-election, 1991.[3] On 29 September 1994, she was created a life peer as Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton, of Fulwood in the County of Lancashire.[4][2] She was a government spokesperson in the Lords for several issues between 1997 and 2010.[2]
Personal life
Josephine "Josie" Cayless married Michael Farrington in 1960; the couple had three sons.
References
- ↑ Simpson, Fiona (30 March 2018). "Former Labour whip Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton dies aged 77". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ↑ Timmins, Nicholas (19 August 1994). "Labour names working peers". London, UK: The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ↑ "No. 53809". The London Gazette. 4 October 1994. p. 13881.