Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker
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Baroness Barker at a Health Hotel session during the 2009 Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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| Born | 31 January 1961 |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| 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 is a lesbian.[6] She has accused opponents of same-sex marriage of prejudice.[7]
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
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 55574. p. 8517. 6 August 1999. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ↑ https://libdemlords.wordpress.com/2015/06/01/jim-wallace-announces-lib-dem-spokespeople-in-lords/
- ↑ http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lesbian-queens-stories-love-lords-gay-marriage-debate030613
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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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