Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston
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Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston, MBE
, is a Conservative
member of the House of Lords
and a former Head of Corporate Affairs for the BBC
. She was previously Head of Communications for three Chairman of the BBC: Gavyn Davies
, Michael Grade
, and Michael Lyons. She worked at the Ministry of Defence, at the UK Embassy to the US, and at 10 Downing Street
during the Major premiership, being awarded the MBE
for services to the Prime Minister in 1996. She later worked at Conservative Party Headquarters during William Hague
's tenure as party leader and was his Deputy Chief of Staff.
On 10 January 2011, Stowell was created a life peer
as Baroness Stowell of Beeston, of Beeston in the County of Nottinghamshire, and she was introduced
in the House of Lords on 13 January 2011, where she joined the Conservative
benches.
On 18 September 2011, Lady Stowell was appointed a Baroness-in-Waiting to HM The Queen, following the promotion of the former Lord-in-Waiting Lord Taylor of Holbeach
to be a junior Minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
.
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
, is a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
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....
and a former Head of Corporate Affairs for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. She was previously Head of Communications for three Chairman of the BBC: Gavyn Davies
Gavyn Davies
Gavyn Davies, OBE was the chairman of the BBC from 2001 until 2004, a former Goldman Sachs banker and a former economic advisor to the British Government...
, Michael Grade
Michael Grade
Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth CBE is a British broadcast executive and businessman. He was BBC chairman from 2004 to 2006 and executive chairman of ITV plc from 2007 to 2009.-Early life:...
, and Michael Lyons. She worked at the Ministry of Defence, at the UK Embassy to the US, and at 10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
during the Major premiership, being awarded the MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
for services to the Prime Minister in 1996. She later worked at Conservative Party Headquarters during William Hague
William Hague
William Jefferson Hague is the British Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State. He served as Leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to September 2001...
's tenure as party leader and was his Deputy Chief of Staff.
On 10 January 2011, Stowell was created 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...
as Baroness Stowell of Beeston, of Beeston in the County of Nottinghamshire, and she was introduced
Introduction (House of Lords)
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in the House of Lords on 13 January 2011, where she joined the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
benches.
On 18 September 2011, Lady Stowell was appointed a Baroness-in-Waiting to HM The Queen, following the promotion of the former Lord-in-Waiting Lord Taylor of Holbeach
John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Holbeach
John Derek Taylor, Baron Taylor of Holbeach, CBE is a British Conservative politician and current junior minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.-Biography:...
to be a junior Minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
.