The Baroness Lister of Burtersett | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 1 February 2011 Life Peerage | |
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Born | 3 May 1949 |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Essex |
Margot Ruth Aline Lister, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, CBE, FBA, FAcSS (born 3 May 1949 [1]), is currently Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University. She has written or contributed to a number of books, pamphlets and articles on poverty, social security and women's citizenship.
She was born to Dr Werner Bernard and Daphne (née Carter) Lister. She attended a private school and then the University of Essex, from which she graduated with a BA in sociology, and continued to an MA in multi-racial studies from the University of Sussex. She has also received honorary doctorates from the Caledonian University. [2] [3] After completing her MA, she worked for the Child Poverty Action Group. [4]
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1999 Birthday Honours [5] and, in 2009, became a Fellow of the British Academy. She was appointed to the House of Lords as a life peer on 31 January 2011 as Baroness Lister of Burtersett, of Nottingham in the County of Nottinghamshire [6] (Burtersett being the village her mother originated from). She sits as a member of the Labour Party. [7]
The Baroness Lister of Burtersett | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 1 February 2011 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 May 1949 |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Essex |
Margot Ruth Aline Lister, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, CBE, FBA, FAcSS (born 3 May 1949 [1]), is currently Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University. She has written or contributed to a number of books, pamphlets and articles on poverty, social security and women's citizenship.
She was born to Dr Werner Bernard and Daphne (née Carter) Lister. She attended a private school and then the University of Essex, from which she graduated with a BA in sociology, and continued to an MA in multi-racial studies from the University of Sussex. She has also received honorary doctorates from the Caledonian University. [2] [3] After completing her MA, she worked for the Child Poverty Action Group. [4]
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1999 Birthday Honours [5] and, in 2009, became a Fellow of the British Academy. She was appointed to the House of Lords as a life peer on 31 January 2011 as Baroness Lister of Burtersett, of Nottingham in the County of Nottinghamshire [6] (Burtersett being the village her mother originated from). She sits as a member of the Labour Party. [7]