Hazel Byford, Baroness Byford

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hazel Byford, Baroness Byford

Hazel Osborne Byford, Baroness Byford DBE (born January 14, 1941 in Rothley ) is a British politician ( Conservative Party ).

life and career

Byford was born to Sir Cyril Osborne (1898–1969). Her father was a Conservative Party politician and from 1945 until his death in 1969 a member of the House of Commons for the constituency of Louth in Lincolnshire . Byford first attended Portland House School on London Road in Leicester , then later the private St. Leonard's School in St Andrews . After graduating from high school, she studied agriculture at the Northamptonshire Agricultural College in Moulton . Later she worked as a poultry farmer; she bred parent animals for the Thornbers poultry company .

From 1961 to 1976 Byford worked for the Women's Royal Voluntary Service , the last five years of that time as a county organizer in Leicestershire . From 1989 to 1994 she was a member of the Transport Users 'Consultative Committee and from 1994 to 1995 she was a member of the Rail Users' Consultative Committee.

She had several party offices held: From 1986 to 1993 she was chairman of the East Midlands Women's Conservative Committee, from 1989 to 1990 and vice chairman from 1990 to 1993 Chairman ( Chairman ) of the National Committee of the Conservative Women . In 1996, she was chair at the Congress of the Conservative Party (Conservative Party Conference) in Bournemouth . From 1996 to 1997 she was President of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations.

Byford held numerous other offices and honorary offices. In 2007 she was elected President of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers; she held this office until June 2010. In 2010 she was President of the Royal Smithfield Club. On March 2, 2010 she was elected to the Council Assembly ( Court ) of the Livery Company The Worshipful Company of Farmers as "Under Warden" .

She is a member of the cathedral chapter ( canon ) of Leicester Cathedral . She is patron ( saint ) of various agricultural organizations: Women Food and Farming Union , National Farm Attractions Network and the Institute of the Agricultural Secretaries and Administrators . She is President of the Leicestershire Clubs for Young People and the Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) organization. She is also President of St Leonard's School in St Andrews.

Since 2003 she has been an associated member (Fellow) of the Royal Agricultural Society .

Membership in the House of Lords

Byford was raised to life peer as Baroness Byford , of Rothley in the County of Leicestershire on October 15, 1996 , and officially inducted into the House of Lords on November 19, 1996 . She gave her inaugural address there on November 27, 1996.

She lists agriculture, rural areas and rural topics as topics of political interest on the House of Lords website.

From 1997 to 1998 she was the opposition whip . From 1998 to 2007 she was the opposition spokeswoman for food, agriculture and rural issues. Byford was the opposition spokeswoman for agriculture from December 1998 to 2002 and for the environment from 1998 to 2003.

Their presence on meeting days is in the medium range.

Working in public

In January 2009, in a parliamentary question in the House of Lords, she questioned the government's position with regard to excessive payments to agricultural companies under the so-called 'Hill Farm Allowance' (highland bonus).

As part of the Peers in Schools series of events , Byford visited Guthlaxton College in March 2012 and reported, among other things, on her work in the House of Lords .

Honors

She was knighted as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1994 . In 2008 she received the honorary degree as Doctor of Science of Nottingham Trent University in recognition of her outstanding contributions to agriculture. In 2010 she received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Leicester .

family

She married C. Barrie Byford in 1962 . She is the mother of two children, a son (†) and a daughter.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Baroness Byford of Rothley - Doctor of Laws - Former Conservative Whip in the House of Lords  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Published on the University of Leicester website , accessed June 21, 2012.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www2.le.ac.uk  
  2. ↑ a b c d Hazel Byford DBE, DL Vita (Official website of the Conservative Party ).
  3. ^ The Baroness Byford DBE Biography on the Conservative Women's Organization website , accessed June 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ Newsletter from spring 2010; The Worshipful Company of Farmers .
  5. ↑ London Gazette . No. 54559, HMSO, London, 23 October 1996, p. 1 ( PDF , English).
  6. ^ Baroness Byford Excerpt from the minutes of the House of Lords meeting on November 19, 1996.
  7. ^ Baroness Byford DBE Biography on Government Exchange website , accessed January 21, 2009.
  8. ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed June 20, 2012.
  9. ↑ Baroness Byford tackles Government on hill farm payment fiasco blog on the Conservativehome website of January 27, 2009.
  10. ↑ Peers in Schools visit from Baroness Byford Article on Guthlaxton College website , accessed June 21, 2012.
  11. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 53696, HMSO, London, June 11, 1994, p. 8 ( PDF , English).
  12. ^ Baroness Hazel Byford of Rothley DBE. Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science in recognition of her outstanding contribution and commitment to agriculture and rural life. Official website of Nottingham Trent University ; Retrieved July 2, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Byford, Hazel, Baroness Byford
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Byford, Hazel Osborne, Baroness Byford (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician (Conservative Party)
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Rothley