Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza

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Frances D'Souza in June 2013

Frances Gertrude Claire D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza , CMG , PC (born April 18, 1944 ) is a British scientist and politician . From September 2011 to September 2016 she was Lord Speaker of the House of Lords .

Life

Frances D'Souza was born as Frances Gertrude Claire Russell to Robert Anthony Gilbert Russell and his wife Pauline Russell (née Parmet). Her father was from Ardingly in the county of Sussex .

She attended St Mary's School in Prince Thorpe in the county Warwickshire . She studied anthropology at University College London ; there she obtained a Bachelor of Science BSc degree in 1970 . Further studies they undertook at Lady Margaret Hall College of the University of Oxford , where she doctorate than in 1976 Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) In the subject "Evolutionary Models" ( Evolutionary Models received).

D'Souza has worked as a scientist and university lecturer since 1973 . From 1973 to 1977 she worked at the Nuffield Institute of Comparative Medicine , where she was a Research Fellow of the Ford Foundation in the field of “Comparative Physiology”. From 1974 to 1980 she held a teaching position ( part-time lecturer ) at the London School of Economics . From 1977 to 1980 she taught as an Associate Professor ( Senior Lecturer ) in the Faculty of Humanities at Oxford Polytechnic , now Oxford Brookes University .

From 1977 to 1985 she worked at the Relief and Development Institute . She was founding director there and from 1983 to 1985 head of the research department.

From 1985 to 1988 she worked as a freelance consultant and researcher for the United Nations , the Save the Children Fund and the Ford Foundation. From 1988 to 1989 she worked for the United Kingdom Government as a researcher in the Overseas Development Administration (now: Department for International Development). In 1988/1989 she was Executive Director of Article 19 , a human rights organization .

From 2003 to 2004 she was Director ( Director ) of the British human rights organization Redress (The Redress Trust) ; From 2004 to 2006 she continued to work as a researcher and consultant for Redress .

Membership in the House of Lords

On July 1, 2004, she was named a Life Peer . She bears the title of Baroness D'Souza, of Wychwood in the County of Oxfordshire . She gave her inaugural address on November 24, 2004. She is a non-party crossbencher in the House of Lords .

D'Souza was a member of various committees and sub-committees in the House of Lords, including the Procedure Committee (2005–2007) and the EU Sub Committee F (Home Affairs) (2005–2007), which made proposals by the European Union with regard to the examines British domestic policy for its compatibility and implementation in national law. She was also a member of the following committees from 2007 to 2011: Administration & Works Committee , House Committee , Liaison Committee and Privileges & Conduct Committee .

From 2007 to 2011 she was the spokesperson and chairperson ( convenor ) of the Crossbench Peers. In July 2011 she was elected Lord Speaker of the House of Lords. In a runoff election she won 296-285 votes against Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn . On September 1, 2011, she officially succeeded Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman . D'Souza chaired her first meeting as Lord Speaker on September 5, 2011. On September 1, 2016, Lord Fowler succeeded her in this office.

D'Souza's political focus areas include the enforcement of human rights , freedom of the press and censorship, as well as development aid policy . On the website of the House of Lords, she lists Afghanistan , China , Iran , Laos , North Korea , South Africa and Vietnam as countries of particular interest .

Before being elected Lord Speaker, D'Souza regularly attended meetings of the House of Lords. She also spoke regularly there. Their attendance rate was well above average.

Offices and honors

D'Souza has been President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch) and Honorary President ( Hon. President ) of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (British Group) since 2011 .

In 1998 D'Souza was named Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George ; In 2009 she became a member of the Privy Council .

Private

D'Souza married the Portuguese doctor Dr. Stanislaus (Stanley) D'Souza. The marriage had two children and two daughters. The marriage was divorced in 1974. From 1985 to 1994 D'Souza was married to Martin John Griffiths for the second time. In 2003, she remarried her first husband.

Her hobbies include D'Souza music , especially opera , string quartets , jazz and flamenco , and mountain hiking .

Web links

Commons : Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c The Rt Hon the Lady D'Souza, CMG ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Biography at Debretts , online edition; Retrieved September 26, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.debretts.com
  2. a b c d e Baroness D'Souza ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 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. biography  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / 213.52.137.147
  3. Dr. Frances Gertrude Clair D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza on thepeerage.com , accessed August 17, 2015.
  4. Address in Reply to Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech Minutes of the House of Lords meeting of November 24, 2004
  5. Lord Speaker CV ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2011 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. Curriculum vitae on the House of Lords website, accessed September 26, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.parliament.uk
  6. a b c Baroness D'Souza elected new Lords Speaker BBC News of July 18, 2011
  7. ^ New Lord Speaker. UK Parliament, August 24, 2016, accessed September 7, 2016 .
  8. Baroness D'Souza Entries at TheyWorkForYou
  9. Possibly the indication of the year 1959 is a printing or typing error. The year 1969 is more likely, since D'Souza would otherwise have been only 15 years old at the time of their first marriage.