Cathy Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

Catherine " Cathy " Mary Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, MBE (born 7 March 1949 in Bristol) is a British politician of the Liberal Democrats. Since September 2013, it is a life peer member of the House of Lords.

Life

Bakewell was born in the heavily damaged by German air raids Bristol; her father had fought as a soldier in World War II. In the early 1980s came Bakewell first time with politics in touch. In 1983, she was secretary to Paddy Ashdown, the former Member of Parliament of the House of Commons for the constituency of Yeovil.

Your own political career began in local politics. In May 1993, she was elected as a councilor ( Councillor ) in the Somerset County Council, the County Council of the County of Somerset. Their policy priorities in the County Council were: use of fire and rescue services, police measures, gender equality, child protection, education and training and adult education. 2001 Bakewell Chairman ( Leader of the County ) of the Somerset County Council; this office she held until May 2007. In May 2009, she was at a by-election in the South Somerset District Council, the District Council ( County Council ) of South Somerset chosen. There she represented the constituency Coker. In May 2011, she was re-elected. In May 2013, it withdrew from the Somerset County Council.

In 2007 she was a member of the Councillors Commission, initiated by a State Secretary Ruth Kelly Commission to promote the access of people of different social and professional backgrounds to the Councils of the United Kingdom. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Leadership Centre for Local Government.

On August 1, 2013 it was announced that Bakewell was appointed Life Peer and should be for the Liberal Democrats member of the House of Lords. She was appointed as a " working peer ". On September 9, 2013, it was formally brought to life peer; it bears the title of Baroness Bakewell Hardington Mandeville, of Hardington Mandeville in the County of Somerset. The title Hardington Mandeville refers to the place where Bakewell lives. It belongs to the House of Lords since September 9, 2013 formally to. On 15 October 2013, it was, according to Doreen Lawrence, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon, introduced with the support of Lord Ashdown of Norton -sub - Hamdon and Sal Brinton, Baroness Brinton, officially the House of Lords. Your inauguration, she held on October 31, 2013, a debate on housing policy.