Dee Doocey
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Elizabeth Deirdre Doocey, Baroness Doocey OBE
(born 2 May 1948) is a British
Liberal Democrat politician and businesswoman, and a former Chair of the London Assembly
. She was born Elizabeth Deirdre O'Keefe in Drumcondra, Dublin. She married Jim Doocey and they have one son, Mark.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s Doocey was the Director of Finance and Administration at Liberal Party headquarters. She served as a councillor in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
from 1986 to 1994. She contested the South West London
constituency in the 2004 London Assembly elections
, but lost to the Conservative
incumbent, Tony Arbour
, by 4,067 votes. However, as the fifth person on the Lib Dem's party list, she was elected as a London-wide member of the Assembly
. She ran a management consulting business, DD Enterprises Management Consultancy.
Doocey was the chair of the London Assembly's Economic Development, Culture, Sport & Tourism Committee in 2009–2010, which oversees the preparations for the Olympic Games
. She is also a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority
, which oversees the Metropolitan Police
.
Doocey was created a life peer
on 21 December 2010, as Baroness Doocey, and sits on the Liberal Democrat benches in the House of Lords
.
Order of the British Empire
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(born 2 May 1948) is a British
United Kingdom
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Liberal Democrat politician and businesswoman, and a former Chair of the London Assembly
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
. She was born Elizabeth Deirdre O'Keefe in Drumcondra, Dublin. She married Jim Doocey and they have one son, Mark.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s Doocey was the Director of Finance and Administration at Liberal Party headquarters. She served as a councillor in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South West London, UK, which forms part of Outer London. It is unique because it is the only London borough situated both north and south of the River Thames.-Settlement:...
from 1986 to 1994. She contested the South West London
South West (London Assembly constituency)
South West is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. It has been represented, since its creation in 2000, by Tony Arbour, a Conservative from Richmond upon Thames....
constituency in the 2004 London Assembly elections
London Assembly election, 2004
An election to the Assembly of London took place on 10 June 2004, along with the London mayoral election, 2004.The Assembly is elected by the Additional Member System. There are fourteen directly elected constituencies, nine of which were won by the Conservatives and five by the Labour Party...
, but lost to the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
incumbent, Tony Arbour
Tony Arbour
Anthony Francis Arbour JP , commonly known as Tony Arbour, is a British Conservative Party politician, a Richmond councillor and member of the London Assembly representing South West London....
, by 4,067 votes. However, as the fifth person on the Lib Dem's party list, she was elected as a London-wide member of the Assembly
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
. She ran a management consulting business, DD Enterprises Management Consultancy.
Doocey was the chair of the London Assembly's Economic Development, Culture, Sport & Tourism Committee in 2009–2010, which oversees the preparations for the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
. She is also a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority
Metropolitan Police Authority
The Metropolitan Police Authority is the police authority responsible for supervising the Metropolitan Police Service, the police force for Greater London ....
, which oversees the Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan police
Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...
.
Doocey 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...
on 21 December 2010, as Baroness Doocey, and sits on the Liberal Democrat benches 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....
.
External links
- Dee Doocey official site
- Dee Doocey biography from the London Assembly
- Dee Doocey profile at the site of London Liberal Democrats