Nicola Chapman, Baroness Chapman
Nicola Jane Chapman, Baroness Chapman (born August 3, 1961 in Leeds , † September 3, 2009 ibid) was a British life peeress .
Life
Chapman studied mathematics and business administration at Trinity and All Saints College in Leeds. In 2004, she was named a Life Peer as Baroness Chapman , of Leeds in the County of West Yorkshire and became the first person with a congenital disability ( Osteogenesis imperfecta ) to be recently peerated . Her appointment was made on the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission . She had previously been nominated by the Habinteg Housing Association , an organization that supports people with disabilities and which she chaired. She was also chair of the Leeds United Disabled Supporters Organization .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lords of the blog: Baroness Chapman
- ^ Death of 'people's peer' Baroness Nicky Chapman at 48 in Yorkshire Post, September 4, 2009
Web links
- Article in The Daily Telegraph on February 6, 2005
- Nicola Chapman at Hansard (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chapman, Nicola, Baroness Chapman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chapman, Nicola |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Life Peeress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd August 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 2009 |
| Place of death | Leeds |