Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes

Sally Oppenheim - Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim - Barnes PC ( born July 26, 1930 in Dublin), née Viner, is a British Conservative Party politician.

Life and career

She was born on 26 July 1930 as Sally Viner, the daughter of a diamond grinder in Dublin in Ireland. She attended school in Sheffield, as well as the Lowther College.

Later she worked as a social worker in London at the Inner London Education Authorithy ( ILEA ) before they became politically active. In 1970, she was president of the Conservative Club of Gloucester.

Membership in the House of Commons

In the general election in 1970, she defeated John Diamond in the constituency of Gloucester. Diamond was the only cabinet minister who was defeated in the election. Some, therefore, found their former activities as appropriate Diamantenschleiferin.

She represented Gloucester until 1987. During Conservative parlamentary Prices and Consumer Protection Committee from 1971 to 1973 she was vice-chairman ( vice - chairman ), as well as 1973-1974 Chairman ( Chairman ). Oppenheim - Barnes was 1974-1979 opposition spokeswoman for Prices and Consumer Protection, headquartered in the shadow cabinet.

From 1979 to 1982 she was Minister of State for Consumer Affairs in the Department of Trade. Her son Phillip Oppenheim was Conservative Member of Parliament for the constituency of Amber Valley. From 1983 to 1987 Mother and son sat simultaneously in the House, what happened to it for the first time.

In 1982, she was Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Committee of Enquiry into Pedestrian Safety at Public Road Level Crossings. From 1982 to 1993 she was a Non-Executive Director of Boat Co motherboard and 1989-1996 at Fleming High Income Investment Trust, and from 1990 to 1998 at the HFC Bank plc.

In the House of Commons Committee of Privileges she was a member.

She was President of the British Red Cross Society in Gloucester District. The National Consumer Council headed Oppenheim - Barnes from 1987 to 1989 and the National Waterway Museum Trust until 1990.

She was Vice President at the national level ( National Vice - President) of the National Mobile Homes Residents' Association. From 1973 to 1979 she was Vice -President of the National Union of Town Women's Guilds. She was also Vice President of the Western Centre of Public Health Inspectors.

Membership in the House of Lords

Oppenheim - Barnes was appointed on 9 February 1989 Life Peeress as Baroness Oppenheim - Barnes, of Gloucester in the County of Gloucestershire. Your inauguration, she held on 7 April 1989. The theme of political interest calls on the website of the House Consumer Affairs.

• Session 1997/1998: 108 days
• Session of April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002: 42 days
• Session of April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003: 72 days
• Session of April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004: 72 days
• Session of April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005: 57 days
• Session of April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006: 66 days
• Session of April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007: 71 days
• Session 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008: 72 days
• Session 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009: 62 days
• Session 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010: 43 days
• Session of April 1, 2010 to 30 June 2010: 11 days
• Session 1 July 2010 to 30 September 2010: 6 days
• Session 1 October 2010 to 31 December 2010: 17 days
• Session 1 January 2011 to 31 March 2011: 13 days
• April 2011: 2 days ( 7 )
• May 2011: 5 days ( 15 )
• June 2011: 6 days ( out of 17)
• July 2011: 5 days ( 13 )
• August 2011: 1 day ( 1 )
• September 2011: 4 days ( 8 )
• October 2011: 6 days ( out of 18)
• November 2011: 9 days ( 18 )
• December 2011: 4 days ( 13 )
• January 2012: 5 days ( 14 )
• February 2012: 7 days ( 14 )
• March 2012: 6 days ( out of 17)
• April 2012: 1 day ( out of 5)
• May 2012: 4 days ( 13 )
• June 2012: 6 days ( out of 13)

In the House of Lords, their presence is in the irregular to medium range.

Honors

1979, it was a member of the Privy Council.