The Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Sarah A. "Sally" Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, PC (née Viner; born 26 July 1928)[1][2] is a British Conservative politician.
Early life
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]
Career
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]
References
- 1 2 "Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958" index". FamilySearch.
- See also: "BIRTHS entry for Sarah A Viner; citing Dublin South, Jul-Sep 1928, vol. 2, p. 527". General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101230. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Happy 90th birthday to former Gloucester MP". Punchline Gloucester. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Oppenheim, Sally". Jewish Virtual Library. Biodata, with year of birth given correctly as 1928.
- ↑ "No. 51646". The London Gazette. 15 February 1989. p. 1935.
- ↑ "Retirement of a Member: Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes". Hansard. 25 February 2019.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sally Oppenheim-Barnes
- Women's Rights: Radical Change – video of Oppenheim appearing in a BBC debate first televised in 1974