Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox
Judith Ann Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox (born December 31, 1939 ) is a British politician ( Conservative Party ).
Family and education
Wilcox was born to John Freeman and his wife Elsie. She received her education at St. Dunstan's Abbey School in Plymouth , St Mary's Convent in Wantage and at the University of Plymouth . She was married to Keith Davenport in her first marriage from 1961 to 1986. From this marriage a son was born in 1963. She married her second husband, Malcolm George Wilcox, in 1986. However, he died that same year.
Career
After completing her training, Wilcox first ran a family business in Devon . Between 1979 and 1994 she held leading positions in English and French companies in the food industry. From 1990 to 1996 she was chair of the National Consumer Council . She also worked on John Major 's Citizen's Charter campaign to improve services of general interest . She has been a member of the House of Lords since 1996 . She was named Life Peeress as Baroness Wilcox, of Plymouth in the County of Devon on January 16, 1996 .
From 2002 to 2005 she was the opposition whip . As spokeswoman for the opposition, she was responsible for the budget from 2003 to 2005, for the Cabinet Office from 2005 to 2006 and for trade and industry / business, corporate and regulatory reform from 2006 to 2008. Since 2008 she has been the opposition spokesperson on energy and climate change.
She has been Vice-Chair of the Fisheries Group since 2004 and Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change since January 19, 2009.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Charles Mosley (ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Clan Chiefs, Scottish feudal Barons. 107th edition. Boydell & Brewer Inc, Stokesley 2003, ISBN 0-9711966-2-1 (Vol III), p. 4170
- ↑ London Gazette, January 22, 1996
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wilcox, Judith, Baroness Wilcox |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilcox, Judith Ann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British life peeress and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1939 |