Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock
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Diana Margaret Maddock, Baroness Maddock and Lady Beith (born 31 January 1947) is a Liberal Democrat politician.
Maddock was educated at the University of Portsmouth
and leader of the Liberal Democrats on Southampton City Council. She was elected as Member of Parliament
for Christchurch
at a by-election in 1993
caused by the death of Robert Adley
, but lost the seat at the 1997 election
to the Conservative
candidate Christopher Chope
. She was made a life peer as Baroness Maddock, of Christchurch in the County of Dorset
, in 1997.
From 1998 to 2000 she was President of the Liberal Democrats.
She was elected a member of Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council, for Berwick North ward, in 2005 - as Councillor Diana Beith http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2005/2005025.html#htoc24. The council was abolished in 2009 and the Borough was absorbed into the new unitary authority of Northumberland County Council. In the election for Berwick North ward of the new council, held in May 2008, her successor as the Liberal Democrat candidate was defeated http://www.northumberlandcouncil.gov.uk/elections/ResultsElecDiv.asp?EDID=7.
She is married to Sir Alan Beith
, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed
. She and her husband are one of the few couples who both hold titles in their own right.
Maddock was educated at the University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
The University of Portsmouth is a university in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The University was ranked 60th out of 122 in The Sunday Times University Guide...
and leader of the Liberal Democrats on Southampton City Council. She was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Christchurch
Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)
Christchurch is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Centred on the town of Christchurch in Dorset, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
at a by-election in 1993
Christchurch by-election, 1993
A by-election was held in the British House of Commons constituency of Christchurch on 29 July 1993 following the death of sitting Conservative MP Robert Adley....
caused by the death of Robert Adley
Robert Adley
Robert James Adley was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and railway enthusiast.Adley was educated at Uppingham School and would become a company director. In the 1970s Adley was part-time Marketing Director for Holiday Inn...
, but lost the seat at the 1997 election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
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...
candidate Christopher Chope
Christopher Chope
Christopher Robert Chope OBE is a British barrister and Conservative politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Christchurch.-Early life:...
. She was made a life peer as Baroness Maddock, of Christchurch in the County of Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, in 1997.
From 1998 to 2000 she was President of the Liberal Democrats.
She was elected a member of Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council, for Berwick North ward, in 2005 - as Councillor Diana Beith http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2005/2005025.html#htoc24. The council was abolished in 2009 and the Borough was absorbed into the new unitary authority of Northumberland County Council. In the election for Berwick North ward of the new council, held in May 2008, her successor as the Liberal Democrat candidate was defeated http://www.northumberlandcouncil.gov.uk/elections/ResultsElecDiv.asp?EDID=7.
She is married to Sir Alan Beith
Alan Beith
Sir Alan James Beith is a British Liberal Democrat politician and Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed.-Early life:Alan Beith was born in 1943 in Poynton, in Cheshire...
, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. She and her husband are one of the few couples who both hold titles in their own right.
Styles
- Miss Diana Derbyshire (1947–?)
- Mrs Diana Maddock (?–1997)
- The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Maddock (1997–2000)
- The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Maddock, Mrs Beith (2000–2008)
- The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Maddock, Lady Beith (2008–)
External links
- Baroness Maddock profile at the site of Liberal Democrats