Elizabeth Berridge, Baroness Berridge
Elizabeth Rose Berridge, Baroness Berridge (born March 22, 1972 in Rutland , England ) is a British lawyer , politician ( Conservative Party ) and life peeress .
life and career
Berridge was born and attended school in County Rutland . She attended Vale of Catmose College and Rutland College in Oakham . At Emmanuel College of Cambridge University , she studied Law ( Law ) and was at the Inns of Court School of Law in London for Barrister trained. She served as a barrister (admitted in 1996) before being appointed Executive Director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship in 2005, which she remained until 2011.
In the 2005 general election , Berridge stood in the Stockport constituency for the Conservative Party .
She is a member of the trustee and director of the Kainos Community , a charity that operates rehabilitation facilities in three prisons. Berridge is owned by the Advisory Council ( Advisory Council ) of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East , which the work of Reverend Canon Andrew White , the "Vicar of Baghdad" ( Vicar of Baghdad supported). She is also a director and member of the trustee of the charity More than Gold .
Berridge lived temporarily in Ghana and in Trinidad and Tobago .
Membership in the House of Lords
Berridge was named a Life Peeress as Baroness Berridge, of the Vale of Catmose in the County of Rutland on January 18, 2011 . It was officially introduced to the House of Lords on January 20, 2011 with the assistance of Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich and Patricia Morris, Baroness Morris of Bolton .
She is the youngest woman currently (as of June 2012) a member of the House of Lords. She receives financial support from a number of friends and family to help meet her expenses related to her duties in the House of Lords.
She mentions multiculturalism , young people and low-income earners as topics of political interest on the House of Lords website . It lists Ghana , Iraq , Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago as states of interest .
In October 2011 she put a parliamentary question on current developments in Egypt . In March 2012, following a parliamentary inquiry, Berridge was critical of the opportunities for Christians in the UK to practice their faith.
Berridge is regularly present on meeting days.
Working in public
From September 16-20, 2011, she visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories , with Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor and representatives of the UN , the FCO and the Middle East Quartet Office . She then visited Egypt from September 25 to October 2, 2011 , where she met with leaders of Christians and Muslims, as well as representatives of the FCO and the EU .
In a blog in November 2011, she criticized the plans of party activist Tim Montgomerie to set up a separate external relations unit to maintain relationships with key interest groups and communities. In November 2011, as a token of her solidarity with her college and home, Berridge attended the Catmose College ceremony to showcase last year's students.
Berridge attended an event called An Evening With Baroness Berridge in February 2012 , where she spoke on the subject of social justice.
As part of the Peers in Schools project , she visited the Melton Vale Post 16 Center in March 2012 .
Title / salutation
- Miss Elizabeth Berridge (1972-2011)
- The Baroness Berridge (2011-)
Web links
- Official website
- The Baroness Berridge - biography at Debretts
- Elizabeth Berridge, Baroness Berridge - Official website of the House of Lords
- Elizabeth Berridge, Baroness Berridge at theyworkforyou
- Elizabeth Berridge, Baroness Berridge at The Public Whip
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baroness Berridge ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Biography on the Conservative Christian Fellowship website , accessed May 20, 2012
- ↑ Kainos Community Trustees & Advisors ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Entry on the Kainos Community website , accessed May 20, 2012
- ↑ Elizabeth Rose Berridge, Baroness Berridge on thepeerage.com , accessed August 20, 2015.
- ↑ Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday 20 January 2011 Minutes of the House of Lords meeting of January 20, 2011
- ↑ Membership and principal office holders Entry on the House of Lords website , accessed on May 20, 2012
- ↑ Egypt Question Asked By Baroness Berridge Article on the UK Copts website from October 18, 2011
- ↑ MPs say Christians face problems in UK ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article in the Church of England Newspaper, March 1, 2012
- ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed May 19, 2012
- ↑ CMEC in Jerusalem ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article on the Conservative Middle East Council website dated September 23, 2011
- ^ Baroness Berridge: Would the Prime Minster please silence Tim Montgomerie? Blog on the Conservative Home website , accessed May 20, 2012
- ↑ Baroness Berridge of the Vale of Catmose visits Catmose College ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Posted on Catmose College website , accessed November 11, 2011
- ↑ An Evening With Baroness Berridge ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Published on the House of Lords website , accessed May 20, 2012
- ↑ Baroness Berridge Visit ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article on the Melton Vale Post 16 Center website on March 19, 2012
- ↑ Peer visits MV16 to talk politics Article in the Melton Times from May 20, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berridge, Elizabeth, Baroness Berridge |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berridge, Elizabeth Rose, Baroness Berridge (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician (Conservative Party) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rutland , England |