Elizabeth Sanderson, Baroness Sanderson of Welton
The Baroness Sanderson of Welton | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2019 Life Peerage | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Jenny Rosemary Sanderson 24 May 1971 Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | James Franklin (m. 2005) |
Elizabeth Sanderson, Baroness Sanderson of Welton (born 24 May 1971),[1] is a British political advisor and member of the House of Lords since 2019.
Life
Born in 1971 on Humberside, a cousin of the Sanderson baronets,[2] Liz Sanderson pursued a career in journalism with the Mail on Sunday where she worked for 17 years,[3] before being appointed a Special Adviser and Head of Features to Theresa May (as Home Secretary then Prime Minister) from 2014 to 2019.[4][5][6]
Nominated as a Life Peer in the 2019 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours,[7] she was created Baroness Sanderson of Welton, of Welton in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 8 October 2019,[8] and then introduced to the House of Lords on 22 October 2019,[9] sitting on the Conservative benches. Lady Sanderson made her maiden speech on 31 October 2019 during a Lords debate on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (Phase 1 report).[3]
In September 2022, HMG appointed Lady Sanderson to chair an advisory panel for developing a new strategy for public libraries.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Elizabeth Sanderson". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ www.burkespeerage.com
- ^ a b Baroness Sanderson of Welton (31 October 2019). "Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). United Kingdom: House of Lords. col. 1044–1046.
- ^ "Who's who in Team Theresa May". BBC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Goodman, Paul (5 September 2016). "The Conservative Research Department always wins. A guide to Downing Street's top team". Conservative Home. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Wallace, Mark (15 July 2016). "Meet the new team at Number Ten". Conservative Home.
- ^ "Resignation Honours 2019". GOV.UK. Cabinet Office. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "No. 62795". The London Gazette. 14 October 2019. p. 18368.
- ^ "MPs and Lords - Parliamentary career for Baroness Sanderson of Welton". members.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Baroness Sanderson to help develop new public libraries strategy". gov.uk. 2 September 2022.
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