Elizabeth Rose Berridge, Baroness Berridge (born 22 March 1972) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords.[1]
The Baroness Berridge | |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women | |
| In office 14 February 2020 – 17 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Victoria Atkins |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Stedman-Scott |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System | |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 17 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | The Lord Agnew of Oulton |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Barran |
| Baroness-in-Waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 30 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Stedman-Scott |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Younger of Leckie |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2011 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Rose Berridge 22 March 1972 Rutland, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | BA (Hons) Law |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Member of the House of Lords |
Life
editBorn and educated in the county of Rutland, Lady Berridge attended Vale of Catmose College and Rutland College in Oakham. She then studied law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and undertook barrister's training at the Inns of Court School of Law in London. Her professional career was as a barrister before she was appointed executive director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship in 2006.[2]
She fought Stockport for the Conservatives in the 2005 general election.
Baroness Berridge is also part of the Advisory Council of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East which supports the work of Canon Andrew White, the "vicar of Baghdad".
She is a founding and steering committee member of the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief.
House of Lords
editOn 18 January 2011, Berridge was created a life peeress as Baroness Berridge, of The Vale of Catmose in the County of Rutland,[3] and was introduced in the House of Lords on 20 January 2011.[4] where she sits on the Conservative benches. Born in 1972, she was the second youngest female member of the House of Lords, after Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho.[5]
She was co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief.
Baroness Berridge was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System at the Department for Education, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women at the Department for International Trade, by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in February 2020.[6] She left the government during the cabinet reshuffle on 17 September 2021.[7]
Awards
editOn 5 October 2017, Baroness Berridge was awarded the 2017 International Religious Liberty Award by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies and J. Reuben Clark Law Society.[8]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Baroness Berridge". BBC Democracy. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Life Peerage Awarded to CCF Director". Conservative Christian Fellowship Ltd. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "No. 59677". The London Gazette. 21 January 2011. p. 965.
- ^ House of Lords Minutes of Proceedings for Thursday 20 January 2011.
- ^ "FAQs: Membership and principal office holders". House of Lords Information Office. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Women) - GOV.UK".
- ^ "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Baroness Elizabeth Berridge Receives 2017 International Religious Liberty Award". International Center for Law and Religion Studies. Retrieved 5 December 2017.