Alma Birk

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Alma Birk, Baroness Birk (22 September 1917 - 29 December 1996) was a British Government minister. She was born Alice Wilson; her husband was Ellis Birk.

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[edit] Career

  • Leader of Labour Group, Finchley Borough Council, 1950-53
  • Baroness in Waiting, March-October 1974
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DoE, 1974-79
  • Minister of State, Privy Council Office, 1979
  • Opposition frontbench spokesman, House of Lords, on: environment, 1979-86; arts, libraries, heritage and broadcasting, 1986-93

She was Chairman of Redbridge Jewish Youth Centre, 1970-96 and on the Executive of the Council of Christians and Jews, 1971-77.

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