Jean Coussins, Baroness Coussins
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Jean Elizabeth Coussins, Baroness Coussins (born 26 October 1950), is an adviser on corporate responsibility, a member of the Better Regulation Commission, and a parliamentarian
. Lady Coussins is a member of the Advertising Standards Authority
and was until recently the Chief Executive of the Portman Group
, a not–for–profit organisation that promotes sensible drinking by the consumer and responsible marketing by the industry.
Her interests include:
In February 2007, it was announced by the House of Lords Appointments Commission
that she would be conferred with a life peer
age and would sit as a Crossbencher in Parliament
; her title
was gazetted
as Baroness Coussins, of Whitehall Park in the London Borough of Islington
on 23 March 2007. She has been awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Linguists
and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
.
Lady Coussins married, in 1976, Roger J. Hamilton, with whom she has three children.
Parliamentarian (consultant)
A parliamentarian is an expert on parliamentary procedure who advises organizations and deliberative assemblies. This sense of the term "parliamentarian" is distinct from the usage of the same term to mean a member of Parliament....
. Lady Coussins is a member of the Advertising Standards Authority
Advertising Standards Authority
Advertising Standards Authority may refer to:*Advertising Standards Bureau *Advertising Standards Authority *Advertising Standards Authority *Advertising Standards Authority...
and was until recently the Chief Executive of the Portman Group
Portman Group
The Portman Group is a trade group composed of alcoholic beverage producers and brewers in the UK.-History:It was set up in 1989 as part of a campaign to raise awareness of alcohol-related issues, and its members account for the majority of alcohol products sold in the UK...
, a not–for–profit organisation that promotes sensible drinking by the consumer and responsible marketing by the industry.
Her interests include:
- Advisory Committee on Alcohol Problems
- Non Executive Director and Council Member (broadcast and non-broadcast media), Advertising Standards Authority
- Member, AlcoholAlcoholIn chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
Education and Research CouncilResearch CouncilThe UK Research Councils, of which there are currently seven, are publicly-funded agencies responsible for co-ordinating and funding particular areas of research, including the arts, humanities, all areas of science and engineering... - Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Modern Languages Group 2008-
In February 2007, it was announced by the House of Lords Appointments Commission
House of Lords Appointments Commission
The House of Lords Appointments Commission is a non-partisan, non-statutory, independent body in the United Kingdom. It has three roles:*to recommend people for appointment as non-party-political life peers;...
that she would be conferred with 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...
age and would sit as a Crossbencher in Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
; her title
Title
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was gazetted
London Gazette
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as Baroness Coussins, of Whitehall Park in the London Borough of Islington
London Borough of Islington
The London Borough of Islington is a London borough in Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies, Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury...
on 23 March 2007. She has been awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Linguists
Chartered Institute of Linguists
The Chartered Institute of Linguists, also known as the Institute of Linguists, IOL and IoL , is a British professional and learned society for education that was founded in 1910. It serves to promote proficiency in modern languages worldwide...
and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
.
Lady Coussins married, in 1976, Roger J. Hamilton, with whom she has three children.