Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland
| The Baroness Ashton of Upholland | |
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| Assumed office 27 June 2007 |
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| Preceded by | The Baroness Amos |
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| Born | 20 March 1956 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Peter Kellner |
Catherine Margaret Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, PC (born 20 March 1956) is a Labour member of the British House of Lords, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council.
She was made a life peer as Baroness Ashton of Upholland, of St Albans in the County of Hertfordshire, in 1999. In June 2001 she was made a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Education and Skills. In 2002 she was appointed minister for Sure Start in the same department. In September 2004, she was made a Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Constitutional Affairs, with responsibilities including the National Archives and the Public Guardianship Office. Lady Ashton of Upholland was admitted to the Privy Council in 2006, and became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the new Ministry of Justice in May 2007.
On 28 June 2007 the new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, promoted her to the Cabinet as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council.[1]
Personal life
She lives in St Albans with her husband, Peter Kellner, and has a son and a daughter.[2]
External links
- Biography from the Department for Constitutional Affairs
- Announcement of her introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 10 October 1999
Offices held
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| Preceded by The Baroness Amos |
Lord President of the
Council 2007- |
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| Leader of the House of
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| Alexander | Ashton | Balls | Benn | Blears | Brown | Browne | Burnham | Darling | Denham | Hain | Harman | Hoon | Hutton | Johnson | Kelly | D.
Miliband | E. Miliband | Purnell | J. Smith | Straw | Woodward In attendance: Austin | Cooper | Grocott | Hughes | Jowell | Malloch-Brown | Scotland | A. Smith |
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