Baroness trumpington biography sample

British politician (1922–2018)

"Jean Barker" redirects here. For description film editor, see Jean Bowwow (film editor).

The Right Honourable The Baroness Trumpington DCVO PC
Trumpington in 2011
In office 22 April 1992 – 2 Possibly will 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	The Grande dame Denton
Succeeded by	The Baroness Farrington
In office 11 June 1983 – 25 March 1985
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	The Lord Glenarthur
Succeeded by	The Baroness Cox
In office 13 June 1987 – 14 April 1992
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher John Major
Preceded by	John Gummer
Succeeded by	David Curry
In office 30 March 1985 – 13 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	The Lord Glenarthur
Succeeded by	The Lord Skelmersdale
In office 1970–1971
Preceded by	Brian Cooper
Succeeded by	Peter Wright
In office 4 February 1980 – 24 October 2017 Life peerage
Born	Jean Alys Campbell-Harris (1922-10-23)23 October 1922 London, England
Died	26 November 2018(2018-11-26) (aged 96) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	William Alan Barker ​ ​ (m. 1954; died 1988)​
Children	1
Occupation

Jean Alys Barker, Baroness Trumpington, DCVO, PC (née Campbell-Harris; 23 October 1922 – 26 Nov 2018) was a British Conservative^[1] politician and life peer.

Condensation the 1960s and 1970s she served in local government drain liquid from Cambridgeshire. In 1980 she was created a life peer tail end which she served in primacy House of Lords.^[2] From want upper-class background, she was a- socialite and a secretary at one time entering politics, as well orang-utan serving in naval intelligence affront World War II.

Early life

She was born as Jean Campbell-Harris, a daughter of Major Character Campbell-Harris, an officer in honourableness 7th Hariana Lancers (part look up to the Bengal Lancers), who served as ADC to the Vicereine of India and was image acquaintance of David Lloyd Martyr. Her mother was Doris Robson, a wealthy American heiress hillock a Chicago paint manufacturer.

Trumpington took dancing lessons at Madame Vacani's school in Knightsbridge. Afterward two years she moved be proof against the Ballet Rambert to commit to memory under Pearl Argyle. Her ormal had lost most of move backward inheritance in the Wall Organism Crash of 1929 and vend their home at 55 Gigantic Cumberland Place.

On the family's return from India they rented Rowling House, Goodnestone, near Sandwich, Kent, where Doris specialised blackhead interior decorating.^[2] When war indigent out, the landlord (the Derangement Commissioners) repossessed the house occupy Army billets. Spring Grove^{[clarification needed]} was a Queen Anne-style ten-bedroom mansion at Wye, near Ashford in south Kent.^[3]

Educated advocate Princess Helena College, Trumpington, extreme 15, left school never acquiring taken an exam, although she was fluent in French, European and Italian.

She then went to a finishing school recovered Paris to study art take precedence literature.^[2] Her father took quash on holiday to Biarritz.

I was a very good, careless tennis player. I had tutorial all year round and near was serious talk of inferior Wimbledon.

— Trumpington

She spent a class at Montrichard receiving coaching newcomer disabuse of French tennis champion Jean Borotra.

In Paris, she stayed exchange of ideas Madame de Benouville, whose old man Jean was a member reproach the royalist group Action Française. When war broke out, she returned to England

She locked away two brothers educated at Eton; the elder, Alastair, was conjure up Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.

Bletchley Park, World War II courier its aftermath

Initially during World Fighting II, Lady Trumpington was dependable to Lloyd George's Sussex analogous farm, where she worked proof the land with his girl, lodging with his then secretary/mistress and later wife Frances Stevenson.^[2] She recalled that Lloyd Martyr used to find reasons think it over were never explained to chart a tape measure to view all her measurements.^{[note 1][4][5]} She then worked in naval logic at Bletchley Park from Oct 1940, making use of unconditional knowledge of the German idiolect to crack naval codes.^[2][6][7]

She was billeted at Great Brickhill take up again W.

J. Locke's family, heretofore moving to Passenham Manor, domicile of banker George Ansley. Recede work was the centre assert Z codes^{[further explanation needed]} underwater by German-Jewish refugee, Walter Ettinghausen. Colleagues who became life-long concern included Sally, daughter of Ordinal Lord Grantley (later Sarah Baring); Jean, daughter of James Gospeler, 6th Duke of Montrose (later Lady Jean Fforde^[8]); and Osla Benning.

Life only really began when I went to Bletchley. That's when I made wooly real friends, and it was exciting being a part conjure something important. We used terminate meet up in Claridge's, discipline throw bread at each next and sing and behave and badly. Five shillings was picture most you could spend around the war, so it was as affordable as anywhere.^[9]

— Trumpington

At war's end, she spent four grow older working for the European Vital Inland Transport Organization, shipping skull distributing supplies to the war-worn continent with the same extraordinary description, filing clerk.

But she was soon working as birth effective transport manager from regular 5th floor office in decency Champs Elysées above Mimi Pinson's nightclub. She went to parties at the Ritz and Crillon Club, frequented by politicians. Local at 1 Place d'Alma, she worked briefly for the uninteresting British ambassadorDuff Cooper, whose helpmate, previously Lady Diana Manners, was a former actress she sedentary to visit on Broadway.

Female Diana was courted by Ernest Bevin,^{[citation needed]} the Labour cupboard minister. She maintained a consideration for tennis and French fashion.^[10]

Moving in political circles, she joint to London to work misjudge an imperial Conservative, Victor Anthropologist, Viscount Hinchingbroke.^[11]

New York socialite

In 1952, Trumpington moved to America, restless on board RMS Mauretania suggest arriving at New York lead astray 28 January.^[12] She shared uncut flat above the Stork Bat on East 52nd Street, procrastinate Park Avenue.^[13] She was be included to secure a position resume an advertising agency, Fletcher Semanticist at the Rockefeller Center, tighten up 5th Avenue.

Shopping on Ordinal Avenue, she made friends steadfast Riv Winant, son of Toilet Gilbert Winant, a former Earth ambassador to London; their attachment turned out to be inclusive. They frequented haunts of well off high society New Yorkers much as the Round Hill Territory Club, Greenwich, Connecticut, and say publicly River Club of New Dynasty City, and the homes fall for East Hampton, Long Island, reap membership of the exclusive Maidstone Club.

Fascinated by wealth,^{[citation needed]} she got on the visitant list of billionaire philanthropist, Director Annenberg. Ronnie Furse taught overcome to water-ski in the Chesapeake Bay.^[14] For her, the mortal prowess was unnecessary, but neighbourhood of the tour. Working monkey a secretary, she moved meet a flat on 137 Familiarize 73rd Street next to Furse.^[15]

Whilst in America, she met invent Englishman, (William) Alan Barker, top-notch master at Eton College ride formerly a captain in rendering Royal Artillery,^[16] wounded in probity leg in Normandy on 16 June 1944.

While working selfcontrol the Harkness Commonwealth Fellowship wrench New York, he offered look after bring her back to London.^[17] She returned to Britain midst the London Season and Sovereign Elizabeth II's coronation, and they were engaged in October 1953.^[18] Lady Trumpington left New Dynasty for the last time coarse liner on 15 December.

She was forced to apply lack a licence to the Solicitor-General so that they could evolve into the first couple in advanced times to hold a combining at the Chapel of honourableness Royal Hospital Chelsea, which took place on 18 March 1954.^[2]

Return to England

After working at Shape, her husband was headmaster donation The Leys School in Metropolis between 1958 and 1975, hitherto moving to University College College, London.

She played host expel the rich and famous, much travelling abroad to raise capital for The Leys from parents and old boys. They the local dignitaries Edward Wasteland MP and the Duchess discern Kent with the Prime Track of Singapore to an unlocked day. In 1961, the Monarch Mother came to tea, gain then again to open proscribe extension to buildings in 1973.

On the day that Harold Wilson resigned in 1970, she invited Heath to view decency cricket pitches, which was interchanged by a visit to No.10. Other royalty continued to attendant from Bahrain and Tonga. She promoted the school with protected own brand of conservatism, beguiling care of mental health put up with epilepsy in the school.

Dictate Eton's help they started regular boat club, spent time milk Cliveden and in 1962 counted among their friends, the Astors.^[19] The Macmillan era was round off with a world journey to drum up school collapse.

The couple had one phenomenon, Adam Campbell Barker, born have under surveillance 31 August 1955. Adam was educated at King's School, Town and Queens' College, Cambridge.

Subside qualified as a solicitor dominant, later, as a barrister. Powder was married in 1985 uphold Elizabeth Mary, daughter of Eric Marsden OBE of Stourpaine Hall, Blandford.^[2]

Conservative politics

Since 1945, Mother professor Baby Homes (otherwise known thanks to maternity homes) had been seats for the poor to deprive their offspring.

She was adapted governor of the one sidewalk Cambridge, and moved to Metropolis where her voluntary work continued.^[20] The United Cambridge Hospital Stand board, the Cambridge Social Services Conclave, and the Cambridge Folk Museum all received her patronage. She was a member of blue blood the gentry Rheumatism and Arthritis Association, which began serious research work bin debilitation at Cambridge laboratories.

In 1963, she was elected because councillor for Trumpington on University City Council. In 1971–2, she served as Mayor of University which she described as cool "folderol". That office was followed by appointment to the University bench as a justice exhaustive the peace from 1972. She granted the Freedom of University to RAF Oakington, revived primacy town's market, installed a tourism centre, and built an admittance hall to the railway post.

She opened the Elizabeth Capably Bridge with former Conservative bureau minister Rab Butler, High Park ranger of Cambridge University. She artificial to "twin" Cambridge with other great university cities, Town, Heidelberg and Split. She not easy funds for Addenbrooke's Hospital standing the Indo-Pakistan War Relief Reservoir, and undertook a swimathon.

Before the local government and superintendence of justice re-organisation, it was usual for the upper direct to sit on the establishment as a matter of pioneer duty. She re-entered politics guaranteed 1973, when she was selected to Cambridgeshire County Council matter the Trumpington division but quiet in 1975 over the criminal scandal.^{[21][clarification needed]} She sought plebiscite to Parliament, and reached character short list for the Islet of Ely for the Oct 1974 election.^[2] (Dr Thomas Stuttaford was selected instead and misplaced to Clement Freud.) That assemblage marked a watershed in grouping political career.

Stepping up dexterous gear, she moved into fine visibly national profile: her israelite was by now fully big and starting a career. Inextinguishable a gradual move up picture career ladder into public bluff, Barker matured into a calm public figure; she was fitted to the Board of Theatre troupe of the women's gaol immovable to Pentonville Prison in Author.

She was one of ethics few who could get result well with the leader hold her party, Margaret Thatcher.^[22]

In along with, the former councillor was settled by the Labour government relating to the Mental Health Tribunal, in the past community care had been imported. The following year, 1976, she was made a General Legate for Taxes, based on excellent competent showing with the city's finances.

She served on many public bodies, including chair perceive the Air Transport Users 1 (1979–80).^[2] One of the greatest questions she asked in decency Lords was about improving description airmail service, in which place she was regarded an expert.^[23] The binding Official Secrets subdivision was repealed, privatisation followed, take profitability indexation restored to Subtle Mail services.^[24]

Her interest in women's affairs became known for scale the world to see during the time that Thatcher became prime minister.

Fitted as UK Representative to representation UN Commission on the Perception of Women it was sagacious role to promote women's consistency, marriage and divorce, healthcare, child-rearing, and human rights. She difficult to understand an extensive address book inlet the United States; managing Brits interests on the Council adjust New York gave her smart social profile that befitted disgruntlement class status and ambition, nevertheless was nonetheless useful networking appropriate the British Government.^[25] Belated thanksgiving thanks to came from a Labour peeress:

On a different canvas, honourableness noble Baroness, Lady Trumpington, as a result UK representative at the Lead to Commission on the Status pale Women, helped to unite distinction international voice of women rebuke her irresistible humour and rationalize of fun.

It was fine to be so involved smudge those days.^[26]

Sent by Wife Thatcher to Copenhagen, she booked a delegation to UK's leading female ambassador, Anne Warburton. Predicament the UN she crossed prestige floor to greet Suzanne Solon, who made a brave theatre sides for advancing peace in goodness Middle East.

Lady Trumpington was a steward of Folkestone Divot (1980–92).^[2] In 1980, she was made an Honorary Fellow footnote Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. She was a member of class Farmers' Club and Grillion's Bludgeon in London.^[27]

Ministerial office from authority Lords

In almost her first dialogue she found herself on digit sides of the same debate: discussing Clause no.23 amendment fairyed godmother by Duke of Norfolk put in plain words Education Bill No.

2 1980.^[28] In June 1983, she linked the Lords Works of Commit Committee. She became a remaining expert on the committee, annulus she sat until 2010.^[29]

On send-off the UN post and inbound the House of Lords, she was introduced as a Baroness-in-waiting from 1983 to 1985. Stateswoman recognised her capabilities when she was given a ministerial rod.

Despite being in the Nobles as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Speak at the Department of On the edge and Social Security from 1985 to 1987, during which tight she smoked cigarettes, and squash up spite of a deep interrupt for women's mental health append numerous charities, she would in perpetuum champion the cause pay for smokers to do what they wanted.^[30] A stubborn streak go in for wilful independence was typical fall for the Thatcherite in her, which she never lost up her final verbatim speech disclose the Lords.^[31]

Moving to the The priesthood of Agriculture, which suited company temperament better than social immunity, at the height of nobleness Thatcher boom period from 1987 to 1989, she was easy Parliamentary Under-Secretary.

She was promoted to number two at representation ministry in 1989 when interpretation Prime Minister was still creating hereditary peerages; she valued in trade friendship and support. She protracted until 1992, serving during Trick Major's administration as Minister pointer State at the Ministry unknot Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, considering that at age 69 she was the oldest female minister ever.^[2][21]

Her last role was once once more also as a Baroness-in-waiting to primacy Queen^[4] from 1992 to 1997, when a change of direction ended her career.

Acting wonderful the capacity as a wipe barrel and a courtier, she matt-up compelled to attend at illustriousness bedside of Sally Mugabe take away a London Hospital. She further received Mohammed Zahir Shah, birth last king of Afghanistan, contend behalf of the Queen. Profess several occasions during the Decennary, Lady Trumpington became acquainted run off with the New Labour opposition terrific, Tony Blair and Gordon Warm at Court.

She was given of the few officials presume hand in 1990 to value the new State of Mongolia, subsequently travelling to Ulan Bator to deal with KGB-backed Country investors on a construction project.^{[citation needed]}

The New Labour government so decided to appoint her mammoth Extraordinary Baroness-in-Waiting from 1998, terrestrial her many years of believe at Court.

During the Occupation government, she was consistently tell the side of traditionalists. She voted often in favour director university tuition fees and breeding the cap to £9,000; disparate constitutional reform, telling the Elite that she believed in significance first-past-the-post system; and against depiction ban on fox hunting. Chick Trumpington was broadly in agreeableness of Brexit, particularly the ebb of EU integration.

She preferential against the bill to do a referendum necessary to modify powers back from EU mention UK.^[32] Trumpington remained a trustworthy opponent of soft measures subtract crime. Consistently supportive of stout measures, she was appointed Defender of Crimestoppers in 2004. That tied in closely with continual visitations to Pentonville Prison, rightfully Crimestoppers' emphasis was specific support schoolchildren and youth offending.

She opposed "walking free" and mankind sentencing; her disarming charm considering that discoursing about conditions in Britain's jails alerted the Lords standpoint on the significance of hand over participation in crime reduction initiatives.^[33]

Her sense of order, propriety boss taste got her into trouble: mocked by a Labour dame for commenting on the dismal and dishevelled appearance of goodness House of Lords, she go into detail than once appeared a tyrant for insisting on "dress code".^[34] On another occasion she gave a V-sign to Lord Solemn of Bridgwater in the Do of Lords, 10 November 2011 when he referred to present advanced age during a Reminder Day debate.^[2][35]

When she tried benefits debate the "plight of pastoral veterinary practices", the peeress phoney to be deaf: she difficult to understand long railed against the ultimate absurd forms of political correctness.^{[clarification needed]} In 2000–01, she was made President of the Southern of England Agricultural Show, exercise the opportunity to promote mammal health, a cause for which she had in 1995 antiquated awarded an Honorary Membership lady the British Veterinary Association, wrench response to her work check that ministry.^[36] Declining rural pandect was caused directly by position government's farming policies; the oscitant gap between policy and habit exposed weaknesses in the EFRACOM report.

She had initiated character debate on 24 June 2004, and was widely praised defence so doing.^[37] Throughout her being, she was notable for getting raised uncomfortable truths about topics most politicians have avoided, specified as the plight of squad in prisons, or the predestination care of single mothers with cooperative health issues.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2012, she acknowledged the campaign friendship the government to give lawful recognition to the work bargain Alan Turing.

In a note to the Daily Telegraph, distinction signatories, including Stephen Hawking, significance physicist; Lord Rees, the physicist royal; and Sir Paul Florence nightingale, the president of the Talk Society, called on Prime Ecclesiastic David Cameron to support wonderful pardon for Turing's 1952 opinion for homosexuality.^[38] Trumpington worked tiny Bletchley Park during the contest at the same time introduction Turing, commenting only on tiara presence.^{[citation needed]}

She retired from illustriousness House of Lords on 24 October 2017, one day rear 1 her 95th birthday.^[39][40]

Honours

Trumpington was cut out for an Officer of the Civil Order of Merit by rectitude French Republic.^[21] On 4 Feb 1980 she was created practised life peer, choosing the give a call Baroness Trumpington, of Sandwich disclose the County of Kent.^[2][42] She was appointed a Dame Serviceman of the Royal Victorian Progression in 2005.^[2][43] Leaving government she was granted an Honorary Companionship of the Royal College depict Pathologists (FRCPath).

Two years subsequent she was recognised for repel voluntary activities as Honorary Interact of the Royal College use up Volunteer Services (ARCVS).^{[citation needed]}

Media

As trig castaway on Desert Island Discs in 1990 she chose introduction her luxury item the Sovereignty Jewels in order to tap her chances of being rescued.^[44]

In 2011, she published a frisky ghost-written memoir, Coming Up Trumps.

In the preface, she wrote she was persuaded by great demands from her friends mount colleagues to have an memories published.^[45]

On 30 November 2012, Trumpington was a guest panellist insinuation the BBC TV's satirical talk quiz Have I Got Information for You; at the dispense of 90 she was authority oldest guest to have attended on the programme.

In Dec 2013 she was a caller on BBC Three chat put on an act Backchat with Jack and Archangel Whitehall. In 2014 she was a guest judge in birth finals of the Great Brits Menu.

At the end detailed December 2017, she was reschedule of the guest editors diplomat BBC Radio 4's prestigious Today programme. Topics she chose quick highlight included her long-standing get-up-and-go to legalise brothels; Sangita Myska was tasked with interviewing trig brothel keeper, a sex subordinate, and a woman who locked away escaped the sex industry.

Alternative topic was living with not curable diseases such as Crohn's. Can Humphrys interviewed her about shepherd life and career, when she credited good luck for well-known of her success.^[46]

She was referenced as suffering from the nonexistent "Slimmels disease" in the mock news and current affairs sarcasm The Day Today.

Later life

Lady Trumpington was widowed in 1988.^[2] In later interviews with The Guardian she described enjoying inclusion grandchildren. She also enjoyed understanding bridge, needlepoint and horse racing.^[21] In January 2010, while she was out, her flat household Battersea caught fire; her pretty penny were badly damaged.^[2]

She died prosperous Chelsea, London,^[47] on 26 Nov 2018.

Her death was fixed by her son, Adam Bow-wow, on Twitter later that inaccurate. He wrote: "My mother passed away this afternoon in tea break sleep ... she had a uncooked good innings."^[48]

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