Elizabeth Sanderson, Baroness Sanderson of Welton
Elizabeth Jenny Rosemary Sanderson, Baroness Sanderson of Welton (born 24 May 1971)[1] is a British political advisor, life peer, and former journalist.
The Baroness Sanderson of Welton | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2019 Life Peerage | |
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| Born | 24 May 1971 |
| Political party | Conservative |
As a journalist, she worked at the Mail on Sunday for 17 years.[2] She was a special adviser and Head of Features to Prime Minister (formerly Home Secretary) Theresa May from 2014 to 2019.[3][4][5]
In September 2019, it was announced that she would be made a Conservative Party life peer in the 2019 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.[6] On 8 October 2019, she was made Baroness Sanderson of Welton, of Welton in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[7] She was introduced to the House of Lords on 22 October 2019.[8] She made her maiden speech on 31 October 2019 during the Lords consideration of the Phase 1 Report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.[2]
In September 2022, she was appointed by the Government as the independent chair of an advisory panel to help develop a new strategy for public libraries.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Elizabeth Sanderson". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ a b Baroness Sanderson of Welton (31 October 2019). "Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). United Kingdom: House of Lords. col. 1044–1046.
- ^ "Who's who in Team Theresa May". BBC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Goodman, Paul (5 September 2016). "The Conservative Research Department always wins. A guide to Downing Street's top team". Conservative Home. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Wallace, Mark (15 July 2016). "Meet the new team at Number Ten". Conservative Home.
- ^ "Resignation Honours 2019". GOV.UK. Cabinet Office. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "No. 62795". The London Gazette. 14 October 2019. p. 18368.
- ^ "MPs and Lords - Parliamentary career for Baroness Sanderson of Welton". members.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Baroness Sanderson to help develop new public libraries strategy". gov.uk. 2 September 2022.