Janet Young, Baroness Young

Janet Mary Young, Baroness Young (birth name: Janet Mary Baker ) (born October 23, 1926 in Widnes , Cheshire , England , † September 6, 2002 in Oxford , Oxfordshire , England) was a British politician of the Conservative Party .

Life

Janet Young began her political career in local politics , for many years was a member of the city council of Oxford and most recently chairman of the faction of the Conservative Party.

In 1971, she was a life peer with the title of Baroness Young , of Farnworth in the County Palatine of Lancaster in the nobility raised and belonged since then until her death as a member of the upper house ( House of Lords ) to.

In addition, she held a number of offices in governments of the conservative Tories and was, among other things, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education between 1979 and 1981.

In September 1981 she was appointed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet, making her the only female member of government alongside the Prime Minister. As part of a cabinet reshuffle, she was then Lord Seal Preserver from April 1982 to June 1983 and at the same time between September 1981 and June 1983, as the successor to Christopher Soames, also Leader of the House of Lords . In this role, she earned great recognition for her quick-wittedness and the nickname " Iron Lady of the Lords" ( Iron Lady of the Lords ). He was succeeded as leader of the House of Lords by William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw .

She was an advocate of traditional values ​​and was particularly opposed to the adoption of children by unmarried couples and the facilitation of early divorce .

Web links

• rulers.org
• Janet Mary Baroness Young in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)