Joan Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe

Joan Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe

Joan Anna Dalziel Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe DBE (born May 3, 1930 ) is a British politician ( Conservative Party ).

Life and political career

Seccombe was born on May 3, 1930 to Robert John Owen († 1941) and Olive Barlow. Her brother John Arthur Dalziel Owen later became a judge and died in 2010. She attended Saint Martin's School in Solihull .

In 1960 Seccombe began to work in local politics. From 1977 to 1981 she was a member of West Midlands County Council . There she was from 1977 to 1981 and from 1985 to 1991 a member of the West Midlands Police Committee . From 1979 to 1981 she was Chair of the Trading Standards Committee . From 1981 to 1990 she was a member of the Midlands Electricity Consultative Council .

From 1975 to 1978 she was Chair of the West Midlands Conservative Women's Committee . From 1981 to 1984 she was chair of the Conservative Women's National Committee . She was a member of the Women's National Commission from 1984 to 1990. She chaired the National Union of Conservative and Unionists Association from 1987 to 1988 ; previously she was Vice-Chairman from 1984 to 1987 . In 1987 she was Chair of the Conservative Party ( Conservative Party Annual Conference ) in Blackpool .

From 1987 to 1997 she was Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party with special responsibility for women's politics and women's issues.

Other offices

She was chairman ( chairman ) of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee of Solihull Magistrates 1975-1993 and Solihull Bench is from 1981 to 1984. Since 1992 Vice President ( VP ) of the Administration of the Institute of Trading Standards . This office is currently held by 33 other people, including Gordon Borrie, Baron Borrie , Susan Garden , Ex-Secretary of State Geoffrey Howe and Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox .

At Nuffield Hospitals , she was Governor ( Governor ) from 1988 to 2001 , Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Directors ( Deputy Chairman ) from 1993 to 2001 and Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees ( Chairman Trustees ) of the Pension Fund from 1992 to 2001.

From 1968 to 2000 she was magistrate ( Justice of Peace ) from Solihull . From 1981 to 1984 she was presiding judge ( Chair ). She was knighted as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1984 .

Membership in the House of Lords

Seccombe was promoted to Life Peeress on February 14, 1991 as Baroness Seccombe , of Kineton in the County of Warwickshire . She gave her inaugural address at the House of Lords on May 1, 1991. She lists women's affairs, family policy and criminal justice as political interests on the House of Lords website .

From 1991 to 1994 she was a member of the Administration and Works Sub-Committee . From 1991 to 1994 and from 1997 to 2000 she was a member of the Offices Committee House of Lords . She served on the Broadcasting Committee , Finance and Staff Sub-Committee, and Personal Bills Committee from 1994 to 1997 . From 1997 to 2001 she was the opposition whip . From 2001 to 2010 she was Deputy Chief Oppossition Whip . Since 2010 she has been whip her party ( Party Whip ).

Since 2004 she has been a voluntary baroness in Waiting to HM the Queen .

Seccombe was 2003-2004 opposition spokeswoman for the education , education and training ( Education and Skills ) from 2003 to 2006 legislation ( Legal Affairs ) from 2004 until 2007 domestic policy ( Home Affairs ). From 2004 to 2007 she was also the opposition spokesperson on constitutional issues . In 2006 she became the opposition spokesperson for constitutional issues, legislation and justice and remained so until 2010.

Seccombe regularly attends meetings of the House of Lords. She also speaks up there regularly. Seccombe is one of the members of the House of Lords who have consistently had the highest attendance figures since 2001. In the period from April 2001 to March 2010, Seccombe was present more than average. Seccombe attended an average of 130 to 160 meeting days during the session every year.

In the 1990s she spoke on topics such as education, pensions , dismissing teachers and local administration. She spoke up in the 2000s on the issues of marriage and family values, House of Lords reform, child abuse and bank profits. In November 2010, she asked a question about government plans to improve food labeling .

Working in public

In November 2000, she spoke out in a debate on the Sexual Offences Bill . In connection with the setting of the criminal age, Seccombe pointed out that the regulations for the criminalization of sexual intercourse between same-sex partners in relation to the practice of anal sex can affect not only homosexuals but also girls. Seccombe stated that this was "an important issue that can have disastrous effects on the lives of girls between 16 and 18."

In November 2001 Seccombe was guest of honor at her former school St Martin's School , where she first Head Girl ( Head Girl was).

In 2001 it supported the introduction of a legal regulation to give greater consideration to female candidates in elections.

In March 2003 she attended the memorial service for businessman Robert Haslam, Baron Haslam , in 2005 that for Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange , in February 2007 that for John Peyton, Baron Peyton of Yeovil , and in 2008 that for Ian Gilmour , Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar and Francis Pym, Baron Pym .

In January 2008, Seccombe was a member of the House of Lords politicians who met with a group of volunteer youth from Warwickshire to discuss the issue of volunteering and caring.

Private

She married the lawyer Laurie Seccombe in 1950. Together they have two sons and three grandchildren.

She has been President of St Enedoc Golf Club since 1991 . Her hobbies include golf , skiing and handicraft .

Web links

• Ms Joan Seccombe at Hansard (English)
• Joan Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe at theyworkforyou
• Joan Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe at The Public Whip
• The Rt Hon Lady Seccombe, DBE biography at Debretts
• Joan Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe Official website of the House of Lords

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dame Joan Anna Dalziel Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe on thepeerage.com , accessed July 26, 2015.
2. ↑ John Arthur Dalziel Owen on thepeerage.com , accessed July 26, 2015.
3. ↑ Past CWO Chairmen Entry at Conservativewomen , accessed on September 24, 2011
4. ↑ TSI vice presidents ( Memento of the original from November 20, 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. Entry in Trading Standards , accessed September 25, 2011  
5. ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed August 28, 2011
6. ↑ Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks fails to speak out in Lord's article in the Jewish Chronicle , November 18, 2010
7. ↑ In defense of the metropolitan elite Article in: The Independent of November 15, 2000
8. ↑ Back to school: Baroness who was St Martin's founder-pupil is guest at prizegiving. Birmingham Post article , 23 November 2001
9. ↑ Peers set to back all-women shortlists Daily Mail article , dated? (2001)
10. ↑ All-women shortlists clear new hurdle article on BBC News , December 21, 2001
11. ↑ Times article , March 19, 2003
12. ↑ Article on MyReader from June 21, 2005
13. ↑ Times article , Feb. 28, 2007
14. ↑ Times article , Feb. 13, 2008
15. ↑ Times article , June 18, 2008
16. ↑ Looked after young people visit the House of Lords  ( 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. Warwickshire News Mine article , February 1, 2008  
17. ^ Joan Seccombe Entry on Conservative Party website , accessed September 24, 2011