Diana Warwick, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
British politician and trade unionist (born 1945)
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Diana Mary Warwick, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe (born 16 July 1945) is a British politician and Labour member of the House of Lords. She was formerly a trade unionist and the Chief Executive of Universities UK.
16 July 1945
The Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 10 July 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diana Mary Warwick 16 July 1945 Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Bedford College (BSc) |
Background
Warwick was born in Bradford, Yorkshire and was educated at a local grammar school.[1] She then attended Bedford College, University of London (now part of Royal Holloway, University of London), graduating with a BSc Sociology 1967.[2]
Career
Previously, Warwick was Assistant Secretary of the Civil and Public Services Association from 1972,[1] General Secretary of the Association of University Teachers from 1983 to 1992 and Chief Executive of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy from 1992 to 1995.[2] In 1992, Warwick left trade unions to become chief executive of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy,[1] and was also Chair of the international development charity Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO).[2] Warwick was Chief Executive of Universities UK for 14 years.[2][3]
On 10 July 1999, she was created a life peer as Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe, of Undercliffe in the County of West Yorkshire.[4][5]
When she was created a life peer, some commentators felt that she could not combine running the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals (CVCP) alongside being a Labour baroness in the House of Lords, and there were calls for her resignation.[1][6][7]
Warwick was Chair of the Human Tissue 2 Authority from 2010 to 2014.[8] From 2020 to 2022, Warwick was Chair of the National Housing Federation.[9][10] She is also Chair of International Students House, London.[2]
Warwick was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science (Hon DSc) degree by the University of Warwick in 2022.[8]
Personal life
Her husband was Sean Terence Bowes Young (1943–2021), son of the director Terence Young and writer Dorothea Bennett.[11]