The Rt Hon the Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, DL

    The Rt Hon the Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, DL's Biography

    Forename(s)
    Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley
    Sex
    Female
    Decorations
    PC (1992), DL (Surrey 2006)
    Date of Birth
    12/3/1948
    Foretitle(s)
    Baroness (Life Peer UK 2005), of St Helens in the County of Isle of Wight;
    Surname
    BOTTOMLEY OF NETTLESTONE
    Style
    The Rt Hon the Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, DL
    Recreations
    family

    The Rt Hon the Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, DL's Professional Career

    Career
    social scientist 1971-84, chm Lambeth Juvenile Court 1981-84; Parly candidate (Cons) IOW 1983, MP (Cons) Surrey SW 1984-2005; PPS to: Min of State for Educn and Sci 1985-86, Min for Overseas Devpt 1986-87, Sec of State for Foreign and Cwlth Affrs 1987-88; Parly under sec of state DOE 1988-89, min of state Dept of Health 1989-92, sec of state for health 1992-95, sec of state for nat heritage 1995-97, memb Foreign Affrs Select Ctee 1997-99; chm Millennium Cmmn 1995-97, vice-chair Br Cncl (memb Bd 1997-2000), pres Centre for Int Briefing; pro-chllr Univ of Surrey 2005-, chllr Univ of Hull 2006-; memb: Ct of Govrs LSE 1985-, MRC 1987-88, Governing Body ICC UK, Int Advsy Cncl Chugai Pharmaceutical Co; govr: London Univ of the Arts 2000-06, Ditchley Fndn 1991-; chair bd practice Odgers Berndtson, dir Mid Southern Water Co 1987-88, memb Supervisory Bd AkzoNobel NV 2000-12, non-exec dir BUPA 2007-, non-exec dir Smith & Nephew 2012-; ind tstee The Economist 2006-; JP Inner London 1975-84; pres: Abbeyfield Soc 2003-09, Farnham Castle; lay canon Guildford Cathedral 2004-; fell Industry and Parliament Tst 1987; Freeman City of London 1989

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