Angela Billingham, Baroness Billingham
Angela Theodora Billingham, Baroness Billingham , JP (born Case , born July 31, 1939 in Liverpool ) is a British politician ( Labor ).
Career
Billingham was a member of the Banbury Borough Council from 1970 to 1974 and of the Cherwell District Council from 1974 to 1984 , the latter as chair of the Labor group. In 1976 she was mayor of Banbury . From 1993 to 1994 she was a member of Oxfordshire County Council .
In 1992 she joined the Banbury constituency for the House of Commons , but was defeated. Billingham was a Member of the European Parliament for Northamptonshire and Blaby from 1994 to 1999 . She ran for re-election, but lost.
In 2000, as Baroness Billingham , of Banbury in the County of Oxfordshire, she was raised to Life Peeress and has been a member of the House of Lords ever since . Since 2002 she has been Deputy Chairwoman of the Sports Group , since 2006 for the Lighter Evenings Group and also since 2006 Chairwoman of the Tennis Group .
From 2004 to 2005 she was Vice Chair of the PLP Departmental Committee for Culture, Media and Sport .
family
She was married to Peter Billingham from 1962 until his death in 1992. This marriage resulted in two children.
Web links
- Biography on the House of Lords website
- Entry of Angela Billingham, Baroness Billingham in the European Parliament 's database of MEPs
- Ms Angela Billingham at Hansard (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Billingham, Angela, Baroness Billingham |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Billingham, Angela Theodora, Baroness Billingham (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Politician (Labor), MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |