Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton
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Dorothea Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton (born 16 October 1952), known as Glenys Thornton, is a British politician serving as a Member of the House of Lords since 1998. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she was a Government Whip and Health Minister between 2008 and 2010.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | |||||||||||||||||||
In office 19 February 2010 – 6 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | The Lord Darzi of Denham | ||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | The Earl Howe | ||||||||||||||||||
Baroness-in-Waiting Government Whip | |||||||||||||||||||
In office 18 February 2008 – 19 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | ||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | The Baroness Garden of Frognal | ||||||||||||||||||
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 23 July 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Dorothea Glenys Thornton (1952-10-16) 16 October 1952 (age 71) | ||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour Co-op | ||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | London School of Economics (BSc) | ||||||||||||||||||
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