Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee
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Sally Rachel, Baroness Hamwee is a Liberal Democrat politician. She is a Life Peer
and former chair of the London Assembly
.
Sally Hamwee was educated at the Manchester High School for Girls
. She was a councillor in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
from 1978 to 1998 and was made a life peer in 1991 as Baroness Hamwee, of Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
When the London Assembly was established in 2000, a written agreement with the Labour Party
saw Sally Hamwee and Trevor Phillips
agreeing to share responsibility for chairing the Assembly in its first term. Trevor Phillips took the Chair in 2000, passing it over to Sally Hamwee in May 2001. Trevor Phillips then chaired the Assembly from May 2002 to September 2002, but when Trevor Phillips stood down from the Assembly to take up chairmanship of the Commission for Racial Equality
, Hamwee stepped in and chaired the Assembly until the June 2004 GLA elections.
The results of those elections saw the Conservative Party
and Liberal Democrats enter into a similar agreement as existed between Labour and Lib Dems previously. This agreement resulted in Sally Hamwee chairing the London Assembly between May 2005 and May 2006, and for the final year of this term from May 2007. As part of the agreement when not chairing the Assembly she chaired the Business Management and Appointments Committee.
She stood down from the London Assembly in May 2008.
She was spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats in the Lords for Regional and Local Government until November 2009 when she became spokesperson on Home Affairs.
Hamwee is a vice president of equal rights charity Parity
.
She visited Altrincham Grammar School for Boys to make a speech on the House of Lords on January 29.
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...
and 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...
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Sally Hamwee was educated at the Manchester High School for Girls
Manchester High School for Girls
Manchester High School for Girls is an independent daytime school for girls and a member of the Girls School Association. It is situated in Fallowfield, Manchester, United Kingdom...
. She was 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 1978 to 1998 and was made a life peer in 1991 as Baroness Hamwee, of Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
When the London Assembly was established in 2000, a written agreement with the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
saw Sally Hamwee and Trevor Phillips
Trevor Phillips
Trevor Phillips OBE chairs the Equality and Human Rights Commission and is a former television executive and presenter...
agreeing to share responsibility for chairing the Assembly in its first term. Trevor Phillips took the Chair in 2000, passing it over to Sally Hamwee in May 2001. Trevor Phillips then chaired the Assembly from May 2002 to September 2002, but when Trevor Phillips stood down from the Assembly to take up chairmanship of the Commission for Racial Equality
Commission for Racial Equality
The Commission for Racial Equality was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom which aimed to tackle racial discrimination and promote racial equality. Its work has been merged into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission.-History:...
, Hamwee stepped in and chaired the Assembly until the June 2004 GLA elections.
The results of those elections saw the 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...
and Liberal Democrats enter into a similar agreement as existed between Labour and Lib Dems previously. This agreement resulted in Sally Hamwee chairing the London Assembly between May 2005 and May 2006, and for the final year of this term from May 2007. As part of the agreement when not chairing the Assembly she chaired the Business Management and Appointments Committee.
She stood down from the London Assembly in May 2008.
She was spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats in the Lords for Regional and Local Government until November 2009 when she became spokesperson on Home Affairs.
Hamwee is a vice president of equal rights charity Parity
Parity (charity)
Parity is a United Kingdom-based equal rights organisation, campaigning to promote and protect the equality of men and women under the law. Its main focus has been in the area of state pensions and associated benefits, and most of its notable successes have occurred in this field...
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She visited Altrincham Grammar School for Boys to make a speech on the House of Lords on January 29.
External links
- http://www.libdems.org.uk/peers_detail.aspx?name=Baroness_Hamwee&pPK=cd3dcca9-1b7d-4356-9c16-c38ef5ffaa8d profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
- http://www.theyworkforyou.com/peer/baroness_hamwee TheyWorkForYou.com's page for Baroness Hamwee