Margaret Eaton, Baroness Eaton
Ellen Margaret Eaton, Baroness Eaton (born June 1, 1942 in Bradford , England ) is a British politician with the Conservative Party .
biography
She was born in 1942 to John and Evelyn Midgley. She graduated from Balls Park Teacher Training College and worked as a teacher. In 1969 she married John Eaton and they have a son and a daughter.
Political career
From 1986 she was a member of the city council of Bradford , was there from 1995 party leader of the Conservatives and was 2000 to 2006 city council chairman. She subsequently became a member of the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Assembly , was Vice-Chair and Chair of the Local Government Association from 2008 to 2011, a member of the Committee of the Regions from 2003 to 2006 , Deputy Lieutenant for West Yorkshire from 2008 and Chair from 2008 to 2011 the Local Government Association .
On July 21, 2010, she was promoted to Life Peeress with the title Baroness Eaton , of Cottingley in the County of West Yorkshire . A seat in the House of Lords is associated with the title .
Memberships
- Chair and Trustee, Near Neighbors (Charitable Organization)
- Trustee, Angelus Foundation (drug education charity)
- Trustee, Cottingley Town Hall, Cottingley, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Orders and decorations
In 2003 she was inducted into the Order of the British Empire as an Officer (OBE) and in 2010 she was made Dame Commander (DBE) of the same order.
Individual evidence
- ^ Profiles at House of Lords
- ↑ "An icy reception"
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 59497, p. 14201 , HMSO, July 26, 2010.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eaton, Margaret, Baroness Eaton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eaton, Ellen Margaret, Baroness Eaton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Life Peeress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bradford , England |