The Baroness Barker | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 31 July 1999 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
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.
Barker was educated at Dalziel High School, a secondary school in Motherwell, Scotland. [1] She studied at 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, on 31 July 1999 [3] and is a Liberal Democrat spokesperson on the Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise. [4]
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. [5] She since became a Patron of Opening Doors London, [6] a charity which provided support for older LGBT people, and an Ambassador for the Albert Kennedy Trust.
Barker is Co-Chair [7] of both the All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health [8] and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK. [9] In the House of Lords she also serves as Deputy Speaker (since April 2024), as Deputy Chairman of Committees, and as Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on the Voluntary Sector. [10]
The Baroness Barker | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 31 July 1999 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
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.
Barker was educated at Dalziel High School, a secondary school in Motherwell, Scotland. [1] She studied at 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, on 31 July 1999 [3] and is a Liberal Democrat spokesperson on the Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise. [4]
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. [5] She since became a Patron of Opening Doors London, [6] a charity which provided support for older LGBT people, and an Ambassador for the Albert Kennedy Trust.
Barker is Co-Chair [7] of both the All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health [8] and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK. [9] In the House of Lords she also serves as Deputy Speaker (since April 2024), as Deputy Chairman of Committees, and as Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on the Voluntary Sector. [10]