Margaret Eaton, Baroness Eaton
British Conservative politician
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Ellen Margaret Eaton, Baroness Eaton, DBE, DL (born 1 June 1942, Bradford, England) has been a Conservative Party life peer in the British House of Lords since 2010.[1]
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| Life peerage 21 July 2010 | |
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| Born | 1 June 1942 |
She was a Councillor with Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council from 1986 and was the Chairman of the Local Government Association until June 2011.[2]
Biography
Born as Ellen Margaret Midgley in 1942 to John and Evelyn (née Smith) Midgley, she attended Hanson Grammar School and the Balls Park Teacher Training College, where she achieved a Certificate in Education. She worked as a schoolteacher. In 1969, she married John Eaton, with whom she has a son and a daughter.
Political career
- Member, Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council, since 1986[3]
- Leader of Conservative Group 1995–
- Council Leader 2000–06
- Director: Bradford Centre Regeneration Company, Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Member, Yorkshire and Humber Assembly [when?]
- Local Government Association: Vice-chairman, Conservative Group, chairman, Conservative Group, 2008–11
- Member, Committee of the Regions, 2003–06
- Deputy Lieutenant for West Yorkshire since 2008
- Chairman, Local Government Association, 2008–11
Affiliations
- Chairman and Trustee, Near Neighbours (national registered charity)
- Trustee, Angelus Foundation (national registered charity for drugs education)
- Trustee, Cottingley Town Hall, Cottingley, Bradford, West Yorkshire
- Member, Common Sense Group as anti-"woke[broken anchor]" group within the Conservative Party[4]
- Member of Advisory Group, Marston Holdings (bailiffs)[5]
Honours
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours.[6]
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours[7][8]
- Baroness Eaton, of Cottingley, in the County of West Yorkshire on 21 July 2010[9]
- Honorary Doctor of Laws of the University of Bradford - December 2012[5]
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