Shireen Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie
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Shireen Olive Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Brompton (born 1949) is a Councillor for the Brompton Ward, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
and advocate for women in the Conservative Party
of the United Kingdom. She is a Conservative Working Peer for the House of Lords.
Shireen Ritchie has been a Kensington and Chelsea Councillor since 1998 and represents the Brompton ward on the Council. In 2008, she provided testimony as part of the Home Affairs Committee hearings on Trade in Human Beings. She was involved in efforts of the Conservative Party to raise awareness amongst constituents about the importance of the issue of diversity to the party, including the party's women2win efforts in 2005, and Priority List (A-List) candidates, for which she received scorn from other Conservative party members. She has held a seat as the Chair of the party's Candidates Committee as was named as a 'Champion' for the Conservative Woman's Organization.
While she was chair of LGA's Family and Children’s Services in 2010, the department underwent an effort to reduce paperwork to "ease the pressure on social workers and increase the quality of care offered to children."
She is a member of the Family Law Review Panel.
Member of:
Outside organisations:
She had a son, Oliver, by her first marriage. Her second marriage was to John Vivian Ritchie, becoming stepmother to his children Tabitha Ritchie and Guy Ritchie
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a central London borough of Royal borough status. After the City of Westminster, it is the wealthiest borough in England....
and advocate for women in 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...
of the United Kingdom. She is a Conservative Working Peer for the House of Lords.
Shireen Ritchie has been a Kensington and Chelsea Councillor since 1998 and represents the Brompton ward on the Council. In 2008, she provided testimony as part of the Home Affairs Committee hearings on Trade in Human Beings. She was involved in efforts of the Conservative Party to raise awareness amongst constituents about the importance of the issue of diversity to the party, including the party's women2win efforts in 2005, and Priority List (A-List) candidates, for which she received scorn from other Conservative party members. She has held a seat as the Chair of the party's Candidates Committee as was named as a 'Champion' for the Conservative Woman's Organization.
While she was chair of LGA's Family and Children’s Services in 2010, the department underwent an effort to reduce paperwork to "ease the pressure on social workers and increase the quality of care offered to children."
She is a member of the Family Law Review Panel.
Member of:
- Appeals Panel (Chairman)
- Kensington & Chelsea Partnership Steering Group
- Health and Well-Being Partnership Board (ex officio)
- Joint Health Commissioning Board
- Supporting People Commissioning Body
- Borough Voluntary Organisations Advisory Group
- Stable Way Advisory Group
Outside organisations:
- Local Government Association General Assembly
- London Councils (Children and Young People Forum)
- London Councils Grants Committee (Deputy)
- William Petyt Charity
- London Youth Crime Prevention Board
She had a son, Oliver, by her first marriage. Her second marriage was to John Vivian Ritchie, becoming stepmother to his children Tabitha Ritchie and Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie
Guy Stuart Ritchie is an English screenwriter and film maker who directed Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Revolver, RocknRolla and Sherlock Holmes.-Early life:...
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