Elizabeth Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews, (born 16 May 1943) is a British Labour politician and

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. She was Chair of

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from July 2009 to July 2013. She worked as a Library Clerk (senior researcher) in the

House of Commons Library The House of Commons Library is the library and information resource of the lower house of the British Parliament. It was established in 1818, although its original 1828 construction was destroyed during the burning of Parliament in 1834. Th ...

from 1970 to 1985 and was one of the first people in public service to job share. She then became a policy adviser to

Neil Kinnock Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock (born 28 March 1942) is a Welsh politician who was Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 Labour Party le ...

in his office as Leader of the Opposition 1985–92. She served as Director of Education Extra until 2002. She was created a

as Baroness Andrews, ''of Southover in the County of East Sussex'' on 9 May 2000. In the

House of Lords The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest ext ...

, she served as a Government Whip from May 2002 and was a Government Spokesperson for Education and Skills; Health; and Work and Pensions until the election in May 2005. She was then appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the

Department for Communities and Local Government The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for housing, communities, and local government in England. It was established in May 200 ...

. She stood down from Government in July 2009. On 27 July 2009, Andrews became the Chair of

. She was the first woman to head the organisation. She stood down from the position in July 2013. She is a Vice President of the Campaign for National Parks, President of the Friends of

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (district), district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the Sou ...

and a Trustee of the Prince’s Regeneration Trust.

Honours

Andrews was appointed an

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(OBE) in the

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On 15 October 2015, she was elected a

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London The Society of Antiquaries of London (SAL) is a learned society of historians and archaeologists in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1707, received its royal charter in 1751 and is a Charitable organization, registered charity. It is based ...

(FSA).

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* 1943 births Living people Officers of the Order of the British Empire Life peeresses created by Elizabeth II Life peers created by Elizabeth II Labour Party (UK) life peers Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London {{Life-peer-stub