Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker

Elizabeth Jean Barker, Baroness Barker (born 31 January 1961) is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.

The Right Honourable

The Baroness Barker
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
31 July 1999
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1961-01-31) 31 January 1961
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Alma materUniversity of Southampton
OccupationPolitician

Barker was educated at Dalziel High School, a secondary school in Motherwell, Scotland.[1] She studied at the University of Southampton.[2]

Barker worked for Age Concern between 1983 and 2007. She was created a life peer as Baroness Barker, of Anagach in Highland,[3] on 31 July 1999[4] and is a Liberal Democrat spokesperson on the Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise.[5]

Barker revealed in a speech to the House of Lords that she was in a same-sex relationship during the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.[6] She has since become Patron of Opening Doors London,[7] a charity providing support for older LGBT people, and an Ambassador for the Albert Kennedy Trust.

References
  1. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  2. Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008 ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
  3. "Elizabeth Jean Barker, Baroness Barker", The Peerage, 5 November 2004
  4. "No. 55574". The London Gazette. 6 August 1999. p. 8517.
  5. "Jim Wallance Announces Lib Dem Spokespeople in Lords". Liberal Democrat Lords.
  6. "Lib Dem peer Baroness Barker comes out during equal marriage debate". Pink News.
  7. "Experience for Baroness Barker - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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