Angela Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond
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Angela Felicity Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond DL
(born 4 January 1944) is a Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords
of the United Kingdom. She is the Chair and a Trustee of the Industry and Parliament Trust
.
The daughter of Reverend George Hamilton Richards and Eva nee Lindley, she was educated at Canon Slade Grammar School in Bolton
and at Ealing Hotel and Catering College. Harris worked as an Air Stewardess prior to a career in local government. After moving to Richmond, North Yorkshire
she was elected to Richmond Town Council and Richmondshire
District Council serving as both Mayor and Chairman. She was elected to North Yorkshire County Council in 1981.
Angela Harris was a member of North Yorkshire County Council from 1981 to 2001 and the first woman to chair the authority in 1991/92. She has also served as Chair of the North Yorkshire Police
Authority between 1994 to 2001, was formerly joint Chair (balanced Council) for two years and Deputy Chair of the Association of Police Authorities between 1997 - 2001. Angela is also a former member of the Service Authority National Crime Squad
and Police Negotiating Board. For 16 years between 1982-98 Angela was a Justice of the Peace
and Chair of Advisory Sub-committee. She was appointed as a NHS Trust non-executive Director (1990–1997). Since 1994 Angela Harris has been Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire and, from 1996, a member of the Court of the University of York
.
Angela Harris has acted as a former Party Chief Steward at Federal Conferences for the Liberal Democrats
and was a candidate for the Party in the 1999 European Parliament Elections.
In 1999 Angela Harris was created a Liberal Democrat Life Peer, taking the title Baroness Harris of Richmond. Since being in the Lords, Angela has Chaired the European Union Select sub-Committee F and has been a member of the European Union Select Committee, Offices Committee and Refreshment Sub-Committee. She became a Deputy Speaker in 2008. Between 2000 - 2008 served as a Liberal Democrat Whip. She is also a party spokesperson on Northern Ireland and member of the Home Affairs Team for policing matters. In 2010 Harris became Chair of the Industry and Parliament Trust
.
Angela Harris's special interests are the police and she is President of the National Association of Chaplains to the Police. She is Patron of ASIS (UK) and the National Victims' Association and a trustee of the Police Rehabilitation Centre, Flint House. She is a Patron of Lister House (Royal British Legion), Trauma International and Hospice Homecare Support Group and also Patron of Herriot Hospice Homecare Northallerton
Since 1996 member of the Court of the University of York
. Harris was appointed High Steward of Ripon Cathedral
in 2009.
In 1976, she married secondly John Philip Roger Harris. She has one son by her first husband.
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(born 4 January 1944) is a Deputy Speaker in 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....
of the United Kingdom. She is the Chair and a Trustee of the Industry and Parliament Trust
Industry and Parliament Trust
The Industry and Parliament Trust is a charity that works to promote the mutual understanding of Parliament and business. It works within the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the European Parliament and with organisations from all sectors of industry...
.
The daughter of Reverend George Hamilton Richards and Eva nee Lindley, she was educated at Canon Slade Grammar School in Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
and at Ealing Hotel and Catering College. Harris worked as an Air Stewardess prior to a career in local government. After moving to Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and civil parish on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and serves as the Park's main tourist centre...
she was elected to Richmond Town Council and Richmondshire
Richmondshire
Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. It covers a large northern area of the Yorkshire Dales including Swaledale and Arkengarthdale, Wensleydale and Coverdale, with the prominent Scots' Dyke and Scotch Corner along the centre. Teesdale lies to the north...
District Council serving as both Mayor and Chairman. She was elected to North Yorkshire County Council in 1981.
Angela Harris was a member of North Yorkshire County Council from 1981 to 2001 and the first woman to chair the authority in 1991/92. She has also served as Chair of the North Yorkshire Police
North Yorkshire Police
North Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England. The force covers England's largest county and comprises three area command units...
Authority between 1994 to 2001, was formerly joint Chair (balanced Council) for two years and Deputy Chair of the Association of Police Authorities between 1997 - 2001. Angela is also a former member of the Service Authority National Crime Squad
National Crime Squad
The National Crime Squad was a British police organisation which dealt mainly with organised and major crimes. Formed in April 1998 after the amalgamation of six former Regional Crime Squads it merged on 1 April 2006 into the Serious Organised Crime Agency. The NCS reported directly to the Home...
and Police Negotiating Board. For 16 years between 1982-98 Angela was a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and Chair of Advisory Sub-committee. She was appointed as a NHS Trust non-executive Director (1990–1997). Since 1994 Angela Harris has been Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire and, from 1996, a member of the Court of the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
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Angela Harris has acted as a former Party Chief Steward at Federal Conferences for the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
and was a candidate for the Party in the 1999 European Parliament Elections.
In 1999 Angela Harris was created a Liberal Democrat Life Peer, taking the title Baroness Harris of Richmond. Since being in the Lords, Angela has Chaired the European Union Select sub-Committee F and has been a member of the European Union Select Committee, Offices Committee and Refreshment Sub-Committee. She became a Deputy Speaker in 2008. Between 2000 - 2008 served as a Liberal Democrat Whip. She is also a party spokesperson on Northern Ireland and member of the Home Affairs Team for policing matters. In 2010 Harris became Chair of the Industry and Parliament Trust
Industry and Parliament Trust
The Industry and Parliament Trust is a charity that works to promote the mutual understanding of Parliament and business. It works within the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the European Parliament and with organisations from all sectors of industry...
.
Angela Harris's special interests are the police and she is President of the National Association of Chaplains to the Police. She is Patron of ASIS (UK) and the National Victims' Association and a trustee of the Police Rehabilitation Centre, Flint House. She is a Patron of Lister House (Royal British Legion), Trauma International and Hospice Homecare Support Group and also Patron of Herriot Hospice Homecare Northallerton
Northallerton
Northallerton is an affluent market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It has a population of 15,741 according to the 2001 census...
Since 1996 member of the Court of the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
. Harris was appointed High Steward of Ripon Cathedral
Ripon Cathedral
Ripon Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds and the mother church of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, situated in the small North Yorkshire city of Ripon, England.-Background:...
in 2009.
In 1976, she married secondly John Philip Roger Harris. She has one son by her first husband.