Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston
| The Right Honourable The Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE PC | |
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| Leader of the House of Lords | |
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Assumed office 15 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Deputy | The Earl Howe |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hill of Oareford |
| Lord Privy Seal | |
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Assumed office 15 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Andrew Lansley |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 July 1967 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Central College Nottingham |
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Tina Wendy Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston, MBE, PC (born 2 July 1967),[1] is a Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords.
On 15 July 2014, Lady Stowell was appointed Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal in HM Government.
Early life
She attended Chilwell Comprehensive School (now called Chilwell School), gaining five O-levels, then went to Broxtowe College of Further Education in Beeston. Her father was a self-employed painter and decorator, and her mother worked in the main local Plessey factory.[2]
She grew up in Beeston, Nottinghamshire and her parents still live in Beeston Rylands. Her grandfather was a Labour councillor on the former Beeston and Stapleford Urban District Council, becoming Mayor in 1953.
Career
After leaving school Stowell worked between 1986 and 1988 in the UK Ministry of Defence. She was then employed at the British Embassy in the United States till 1991 before transferring to the Prime Minister's Press Office where she served under John Major. It was as a result of her performance in this position that in the 1996 Birthday Honours she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).[3]
Stowell subsequently worked as Head of Corporate Affairs at the BBC, and before that as Head of Communications for three Chairmen of the BBC: Gavyn Davies, Michael Grade, and Michael Lyons.
She later worked at Conservative Party Headquarters during William Hague's tenure as party leader and was his Deputy Chief of Staff.[4][5]
On 10 January 2011, Stowell was created a Life Peer as Baroness Stowell of Beeston, of Beeston in the County of Nottinghamshire,[6] and she was introduced in the House of Lords on 13 January 2011,[7] where she joined the Conservative benches.
On 18 September 2011, Lady Stowell was appointed a Baroness-in-Waiting to the Queen, following the promotion of the former Lord-in-Waiting Lord Taylor of Holbeach to be a junior Minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.[8]
In 2013, Lady Stowell was responsible for successfully steering the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales through the House of Lords. She was subsequently promoted to the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government[9] and has defended overseas property investors in London.[10]
In July 2014, she was appointed Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords, without being a member of the Cabinet, though she was allowed to attend its meetings. Following the 2015 General Election, Baroness Stowell was promoted to a full member of the Cabinet. [11]
Personal life
She is unmarried. Her mother instilled in her to be "never financially dependent on a man, and to fend for herself".
References
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ↑ Daily Mail November 2014
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 54427. p. 23. 15 June 1996.
- ↑ "Press Release: Tina Stowell appointed Head of Corporate Affairs at BBC". BBC Trust. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ "About Tina Stowell". tinastowell.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 59670. p. 419. 13 January 2011.
- ↑ House of Lords Minute of Proceedings, 13 January 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ Crime minister Browning resigns BBC News
- ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/07/tory-baroness-stowell-who-guided-equal-marriage-through-the-house-of-lords-promoted-to-junior-minister/
- ↑ www.standard.co.uk
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32683868
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| Preceded by Andrew Lansley |
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