Evelyn Macleod, Baroness Macleod of Borve

Evelyn Hester Macleod, Baroness Macleod of Borve, of Borve in the Isle of Lewis DL JP (birth name: Evelyn Hester Blois; * February 19, 1915, † 17 November 1999) was a British politician of the Conservative Party, in 1971 due to the Life was peerages Act 1958 as Life Peeress member of the House of Lords.

Life

Evelyn Blois, daughter of a clergyman of the Anglican Communion, married on July 3, 1937 in his first marriage Mervyn Charles Mason. After his death was followed on January 25, 1941, the marriage with Iain Macleod, a later members of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons, Minister in several governments and publishers. She herself was in 1955 Justice of the Peace ( Justice of Peace ) of Middlesex and dedicated in 1967 as a co-founder of Crisis at Christmas, a charity that looks after the Christmas season to the homeless. After the unexpected death of her husband Iain Macleod on July 20, 1970, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the cabinet of Prime Minister Edward Heath at that time, she was on a proposal by Prime Minister Heath by Letters Patent of July 4, 1971 Life Peeress with the title Baroness MacLeod of Borve, of Borve raised in the Isle of Lewis in the peerage, and thus until her death a member of the House of Lords.

Baroness Macleod was also from 1971 to 1975 a member of the Independent Broadcasting Authority, 1972-1977 Member of the Consumer Council of the National Gas Company and in 1977 deputy lieutenant of Greater London. Furthermore, it was 1973-1985 chairman of the National Association of Hospital Friends ( National Association of Hospital Friends ), and then remained until 1990 President of this organization.

In addition, Baroness Macleod was between 1976 and her death in 1999 president of the National Association widow ( National Association of Widows ). Furthermore, it was from 1977 to 1978 as a member of the Energy Commission to and the Metrication Board, which dealt with the introduction of the metric system of units in the UK.