Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege
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Julia Frances Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, CBE
, DSG, DL
(b. 27 January 1943) is a British Conservative Party
politician and businesswoman. She was created a life peer in 1990 as Baroness Cumberlege, of Newick in the County of East Sussex.
In 2010 she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of Nursing
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in April 2009, officiated by Archbishop Peter Smith.
reviewing the approach of the Catholic Church in England and Wales to child protection.
Order of the British Empire
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, DSG, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
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(b. 27 January 1943) is a British Conservative Party
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...
politician and businesswoman. She was created a life peer in 1990 as Baroness Cumberlege, of Newick in the County of East Sussex.
Partial career background
Coming from a medical family, in 1992 she was appointed a Junior Health Minister and for five years covered all health and social services matters in the House of Lords. She was also the Sponsor Minister for the city of Plymouth responsible for regeneration and a budget of £45 million per year. In 1997 she was Opposition Spokesperson for Health.In 2010 she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
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Affiliations
- Trustee, Cancer Research UK
- Senior Associate, The King's Fund.
- Co-chair, Associate Parliamentary Health Group and the All Party Parliamentary Osteoporosis Group
- Secretary, Dying Well Parliamentary Group
- Vice President, Royal Society for Public Health
- Honorary Fellow, Royal College of PhysiciansRoyal College of PhysiciansThe Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
- Vice President of the Royal Colleges of Nursing and MidwivesRoyal College of NursingThe Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
- Chair of Trustees, Chailey Heritage School
Religious views
A Roman Catholic, she spoke at the Catholic Medical Association (formerly the Guild of Catholic Doctors)'s conference in BristolBristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
in April 2009, officiated by Archbishop Peter Smith.
Sex abuse in the Catholic Church
In 2006-07, Lady Cumberlege chaired a commissionCumberlege Commission
The Cumberlege Commission was an ecclesiastical commission chaired by Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege in 2006-2007. Its goal was to review the Catholic Church in England and Wales' policies in the prevention of child sexual abuse. The commission carried out its activities five years on from...
reviewing the approach of the Catholic Church in England and Wales to child protection.