Rennie Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie

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Irene Tordoff "Rennie" Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie , DBE (born April 29, 1942 in Fife , Scotland ) is a British civil servant and life peeress .

life and career

She attended Ribston Hall Grammar School for girls in Gloucester . Fritchie is also known by her nickname "Rennie".

She had a long career specializing in training and development. She is described as a "portfolio" worker and has held various positions in addition to the United Kingdom Commissioner for Public Appointments (1999-2005), including President of the Pennell Initiative for Women's Health in Later Life .

She was one of the first full-time women education advisors in the 1970s and pioneered staff training at the then-new Equal Opportunities Commission . In 1985 she received a German Marshall Fellowship and learned lessons from the United States for the United Kingdom for programs to improve the status of women. She responded to these in writing and in the media.

She was Chair of the Gloucester Health Authority from 1988 to 1992, the South Western Regional Health Authority from 1992 to 1994, and the South and West Regional Health Authority from 1994 to 1996 . Since 2007 Fritchie has served as Chair of the Independent Appointments Selection Board at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors . From 2007 to 2010 she was a member of the Board of Directors and Deputy Chair of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Audit Advisory Board .

In 2010 she was chairman ( Chairman ) of Nominet . She is an Honorary Professor in Creative Leadership at York University , Pro-Chancellor at the University of Southampton , Commissioner of the Civil Service from 1999 to 2005 and Vice-Chair of the Stroud and Swindon Building Society . She is active in some charity organizations. Fritchie chairs the 2gether NHS Foundation Trust in Gloucestershire and the 2gether Council of Governors, and was appointed Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire in 2012.

She is a consultant for mainstream development ; Vice President of the British Lung Foundation ; Ambassador to Winston's Wish (who does grief work with children), Gloucestershire First and the Fife Council of St Andrews . She is also President of Women in Banking and Finance .

Membership in the House of Lords

Fritchie was on 31 May 2005 to life peer as Baroness Fritchie, of Gloucester in the Gloucestershire appointed. In the House of Lords she sits as CROSSBENCHER. The official launch took place on July 19, 2005 with the assistance of Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege and Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton . She gave her inaugural address on May 11, 2006 on medical research. In July 2006, she spoke up about the treatment of women in Iraq . For the last time so far (as of November 2012) she spoke up on March 8, 2007 on the development of the situation of women.

She lists China , New Zealand , Turkey and the USA as states of interest on the House of Lords website .

In 2006 and 2007 she took part in votes more often, but only three times in 2008. It did not participate in any voting in 2009 and only on a few occasions in 2010. In 2011 she voted more regularly again. In 2012, however, it has not yet participated in any voting (as of November 2012).

  • Session period April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006: 30 days
  • Session period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007: 89 days
  • Session period April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008: 65 days
  • Session period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009: 27 days
  • Session period April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010: 23 days
  • Session period April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010: 7 days
  • Session period July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010: 4 days
  • Session period October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010: 8 days
  • Session period January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011: 18 days
  • April 2011: 2 days (out of 7)
  • May 2011: 5 days (out of 15)
  • June 2011: 3 days (out of 17)
  • July 2011: 3 days (out of 13)
  • August 2011: 0 days (out of 1)
  • September 2011: 0 days (out of 8)
  • October 2011: 1 day (from 18)
  • November 2011: 0 days (out of 18)
  • December 2011: 2 days (out of 13)
  • January 2012: 1 day (out of 14)
  • February 2012: 1 day (out of 14)
  • March 2012: 1 days (out of 17)
  • April 2012: 0 days (out of 5)
  • May 2012: 0 days (out of 13)

Fritchie's presence on meeting days fluctuates in the irregular to low range.

Honors

Fritchie became Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996 . She is also the holder of several honorary degrees from several academic institutions.

family

She married at the age of 18 and became a mother some time later. She raised her child alone.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Baroness Fritchie reappointed as Trust Chair Publication on the website of 2gether on April 5, 2011
  2. ↑ a b c Dame Irene Tordoff Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b c Baroness Rennie Fritchie DBE: The Rumor Manager (PDF; 40 kB) Publication on the Leadership Trust website from 2009
  4. ↑ Nominet announces Baroness as new chair article in the register dated June 8, 2010
  5. ↑ A new Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor for the University University of Gloucesterchire publication , October 3, 2012
  6. ↑ 19 Jul 2005: Column 1347 Minutes of the House of Lords meeting of 19 July 2005
  7. ^ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website ; Retrieved November 1, 2012
  8. ^ Baroness Rennie Fritchie Interview at Cotsworld , accessed November 1, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Fritchie, Rennie, Baroness Fritchie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fritchie, Irene Tordoff, Baroness Fritchie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Civil Servants and Life Peeress
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Fife , Scotland