Irene Adams, Baroness Adams of Craigielea

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Katherine Patricia Irene Adams, Baroness Adams of Craigielea (born 27 December 1947) is a Scottish Labour Party peer, who served as MP in the constituency of Paisley North from 1990 to 2005.

She was educated at Stanley Green High School. In 1970 she was on Paisley Town Council and by 1972 was appointed Justice of the Peace. In 1974 she became a councillor in her local Renfrew District Council and in 1979 went on to Strathclyde Regional Council. Her husband, Allen Adams was previously MP for Paisley North, and for the earlier seat of Paisley from 1979 until his death in 1990, whereupon Irene won the subsequent by-election.

Her constituency was absorbed into that of Paisley and Renfrewshire North and she decided to stand down with sitting West Renfrewshire MP Jim Sheridan being selected to fight in the May 2005 election.

On 13 May 2005 it was announced that she would be created a life peer, and was created Baroness Adams of Craigielea, of Craigielea in Renfrewshire, on 28 June.

Lady Adams of Craigielea is widowed and has one son and two daughters.

[edit] References

Announcement of her introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 18 July 2005

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• Voting Record at Parliament

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Allen Adams	Member of Parliament for Paisley North 1990 - 2005	Succeeded by Constituency abolished