Celia Thomas, Baroness Thomas of Winchester
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Celia Marjorie Thomas, Baroness Thomas of Winchester MBE
was a founding member of the Liberal Party
in Winchester
in the 1960s.
Thomas worked in the Liberal Democrat
’s Whips Office between 1977 to 2005, becoming its head in 1997. She is chair of the Keynes Forum as well as member of the Advisory Board for the CentreForum
.
On 26 May 2006, she was created a life peer
with the title Baroness Thomas of Winchester, of Winchester in the County of Hampshire
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
was a founding member of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
in Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
in the 1960s.
Thomas worked in the Liberal Democrat
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...
’s Whips Office between 1977 to 2005, becoming its head in 1997. She is chair of the Keynes Forum as well as member of the Advisory Board for the CentreForum
CentreForum
CentreForum is an independent, liberal think-tank that seeks to develop evidence-based, long-term policy solutions to the problems facing Britain. It is based in Westminster, London, and was formerly known as Centre for Reform....
.
On 26 May 2006, she was created a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
with the title Baroness Thomas of Winchester, of Winchester in the County of Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
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