Elizabeth Berridge, Baroness Berridge
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Elizabeth Rose Berridge, Baroness Berridge, of the Vale of Catmose in the County of Rutland, is a British
Conservative
politician
and member of the House of Lords
. Berridge was made a Life Peer
in November 2010 and took the oath on 20 January 2011. Born in 1972, she is the youngest female member of the House of Lords.
, Lady Berridge attended Vale of Catmose College and Rutland College
in Oakham
. She then studied Law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
, and undertook barrister’s training at the Inns of Court School of Law
in London. Her professional career was as a barrister before she was appointed Executive Director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship
in 2006.
She fought Stockport
for the Conservatives in the 2005 general election
.
Lady Berridge is a trustee of the Kainos Community (a charity that runs rehabilitative communities in three prisons). Baroness Berridge is also part of the Advisory Council of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East
which supports the work of Canon Andrew White
, the "vicar of Baghdad".
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician
Politician
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and member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. Berridge was made a Life Peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
in November 2010 and took the oath on 20 January 2011. Born in 1972, she is the youngest female member of the House of Lords.
Life
Born and educated in the county of RutlandRutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, Lady Berridge attended Vale of Catmose College and Rutland College
Rutland College
Rutland County College is a post-16 college, based mainly in Oakham, Rutland, England. It plans to move to new premises in September 2012....
in Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
. She then studied Law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
, and undertook barrister’s training at the Inns of Court School of Law
Inns of Court School of Law
The Inns of Court School of Law, often abbreviated to ICSL is a professional legal training institution based in London in Gray's Inn...
in London. Her professional career was as a barrister before she was appointed Executive Director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship
Conservative Christian Fellowship
The Conservative Christian Fellowship is an organisation allied with the British Conservative Party, established in 1990 by Tim Montgomerie and Conservative MP David Burrowes whilst they were students at Exeter University....
in 2006.
She fought Stockport
Stockport (UK Parliament constituency)
Stockport is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
for the Conservatives in the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
.
Lady Berridge is a trustee of the Kainos Community (a charity that runs rehabilitative communities in three prisons). Baroness Berridge is also part of the Advisory Council of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East
Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East
The Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East is an organization founded by the Reverend Canon Andrew White to promote inter-faith relations in the Middle East....
which supports the work of Canon Andrew White
Canon Andrew White
The Reverend Canon Andrew White is vicar of St George's Church, Baghdad, the only Anglican church in Iraq. He has thus been dubbed the "Vicar of Baghdad". He is also President of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East. He was previously Director of International Ministry...
, the "vicar of Baghdad".