Elizabeth Carnegy, Baroness Carnegy of Lour

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Elizabeth Patricia Carnegy of Lour, Baroness Carnegy of Lour FRSA , DL (born April 28, 1925 in London - † November 9, 2010 ) was a British farmer , academic and politician of the Conservative Party .

life and career

Carnegy was born in London in 1925 as the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Ughtred Elliott Carnegy of Lour and his wife Violet Henderson . She was the descendant of Patrick Carnegie of Lour, the third son of David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk . She attended Downham School in Essex .

From 1943 to 1946 she worked at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge . In 1947 she joined the Girl Guides Association .

She later held several offices in the regional administration. From 1956 to 1963 she was County Commissioner for Angus and from 1958 to 1962 Training Advisor for Scotland . At the Commonwealth Headquarters she was also Head of Training from 1963 to 1965. From 1971 to 1984 she was President of Angus there and from 1979 to 1989 President of Scotland.

From 1967 to 1975 she was a co-opted member of the Angus County Council Education Committee . Carnegy has chaired the Working Party on Professional Training in Community Education Scotland . From 1979 to 1983 she was a member of the Scottish Council for Tertiary Education. From 1980 to 1983 she was President ( Chairman ) of the Manpower Services Commission Committee for Scotland and 1980-1983 member of the Scottish Economic Council . In 1981 she became Chair of the Scottish Council for Community Education , where she had been a member since 1978, and in 1984 a member of the Administration Council of the Royal Jubilee Trust . She held these two offices until 1988. From 1974 to 1982 she was a member of the Tayside Regional Council . From 1990 to 1993 she was Chair of the Tayside Committee on Medical Research Ethics .

She was a member of the Visiting Committee of the Noranside Borstal Institution and was a member of the Council and Finance Committee of the Open University from 1984 to 1996 and a member of the Board of Directors ( Court ) of the University of St Andrews from 1991 to 1996 .

Membership in the House of Lords

In recognition of her contributions to the common good, Margaret Thatcher proposed her as a Life Peer . Carnegy was appointed Baroness Carnegy of Lour, of Lour in the District of Angus on July 14, 1982 . On November 16, 1982, she gave her inaugural address.

As issues of political interest they were in their Parliament biography universities , heart , matters of Scotland, medical ethics , constitutional issues , the health of rural and affairs.

From 1982 to 2000 she was a member of various committees of inquiry into questions of European legislation ( European Legislation Scrutiny Committees ). From 2001 to 2005 she was a member of the Special Committee ( Select Committee ) Delegated Legislation and Regulatory Reform .

She last spoke up on May 12, 2009 and took part in a vote for the last time on the same day. She had been on permanent leave since July 6, 2010 due to a leave of absence granted by the House of Lords .

Further offices and honors

From 1969 to 1984 she was a volunteer sheriff ( Honorary Sheriff ) of Angus . She was Deputy Lieutenant of Angus from 1988 to 2001 .

The University of Dundee awarded her an honorary doctorate in law ( Hon LLD ) in 1991 ; In 1997 she received this award from the University of St Andrews . In 1998 she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of University ( Hon DUniv ) by the Open University .

In 1993 Carnegy became an Honorary Fellow of the Scottish Community Education Council . She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).

Since 1989 she has been an honorary member of the Scottish Library Association . Carnegy was a member of the Association of Conservative Peers . From 1990 to 1994 she was deputy chairman there ( Vice-Chairman ).

Personal and death

From 1956 to 1989 she ran her own farm . In 1973 she took over the family estate from her father, and together with her nephew, among others, developed it into one of the most respected and excellently managed farms in Scotland.

David Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk , who had been a member of the House of Lords since 1994, was one of her distant relatives.

Carnegy was unmarried. She also had a sister. Most recently she lived in a nursing home . Carnegy died on November 9, 2010 at the age of 85.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The International Who's Who of Women 2002 Google research
  2. ^ Hansard minutes of the House of Lords meeting of November 11, 2010
  3. ↑ Members of the House of Lords granted leave of absence FAQs Official website of the House of Lords, accessed on November 13, 2010
  4. ^ Baroness Carnegy of Lour; farmer and public servant ( Memento of the original dated November 21, 2010 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. Herald Scotland obituary dated November 13, 2010  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.heraldscotland.com
personal data
SURNAME Carnegy, Elizabeth, Baroness Carnegy of Lour
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carnegy, Elizabeth Patricia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British farmer, academic and politician (Conservative Party)
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH November 9, 2010