Janet Young, Baroness Young

Janet Mary Young, Baroness Young of Farnworth in the County Palatine of Lancaster ( Birth name: Janet Mary Baker) ( born October 23, 1926 in Widnes, Cheshire, England; † 6 September 2002 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) was a British politician the Conservative Party.

Life

Janet Young began her political career in local politics, was for many years a member of the City Council of Oxford and most recently Chairman of the Group of the Conservative Party.

In 1971, she was raised as a life peer with the title Baroness Young of Farnworth in the County of Palatine of Lancaster to the peerage, and was since then until her death as a member of the Upper House ( House of Lords ) to.

She also held a number of positions in the governments of the Conservative Party and was between 1979 and 1981, among others, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.

In September 1981 she was appointed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from the Cabinet and was next to the Prime Minister, the only female member of the government. As part of a cabinet reshuffle she was after April 1982 to June 1983 Lordsiegelbewahrerin and at the same time between September 1981 and June 1983 as a successor to Christopher Soames also leader of the Upper House ( Leader of the House of Lords). In this role, she gained wide recognition for her quick wit and the nickname " Iron Lady of the House " (, Iron Lady of the Lords '). Successor as Leader of the House, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw.

She was a champion of traditional values ​​and was particularly opponent of the adoption of children by unmarried couples as well as accommodating early distinctions.