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British politician (born 1928) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sarah A. "Sally" Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, PC (née Viner; born 26 July 1928)[1][2] is a British Conservative politician.
The Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes | |
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Minister of State for Consumer Affairs | |
In office 6 May 1979 – 4 March 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | John Fraser |
Succeeded by | Gerard Vaughan |
Member of the House of Lords | |
Life peerage 9 February 1989 – 25 February 2019 | |
Member of Parliament for Gloucester | |
In office 18 June 1970 – 18 May 1987 | |
Preceded by | Jack Diamond |
Succeeded by | Douglas French |
Personal details | |
Born | Sarah A. Viner 26 July 1928 Dublin, Irish Free State (now Ireland) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Born in Dublin in 1928, Viner was raised and educated in Sheffield, where her father founded a steel and cutlery company. She attended Lowther College and worked as a social worker in London before entering politics.[1][3]
At the 1970 general election, she defeated Jack Diamond to represent the constituency of Gloucester; Diamond was the only cabinet minister to lose his seat at that election. She continued as Member of Parliament for Gloucester until 1987 and was Minister of State for Consumer Affairs in the Department of Trade between 1979 and 1982.
Oppenheim-Barnes was created a life peer, as Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes of Gloucester in the County of Gloucestershire, on 9 February 1989.[4] Her son Phillip Oppenheim is a former Conservative MP for Amber Valley. Between 1983 and 1987 mother and son served simultaneously in the House of Commons. On 25 February 2019 she retired from the House of Lords under the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.[5]
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