
Elizabeth Marie "Liz" Redfern, Baroness Redfern (born 25 September 1947) is a British
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
member of the
House of Lords
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.
Early life
She was born in Winterton as Elizabeth Waud. She attended
Winterton Community Academy formerly known as ‘Winterton Comprehensive School’ - a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Winterton, North Lincolnshire.
Career

She became a Conservative councillor on North Lincolnshire Council, at its creation in 1996. She represented the Axholme Central ward until May 2019.
The leader of
North Lincolnshire Council
North Lincolnshire Council is the local authority of North Lincolnshire, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the function ...
until 15 January 2017, she was created a
life peer
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on 7 October 2015, taking the title Baroness Redfern, of the
Isle of Axholme
The Isle of Axholme is an area of Lincolnshire, England, adjoining South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is located between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough, both of which are in the traditional West Riding of Lindsey, and Doncast ...
in the
County of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to the north, the North Sea to the ea ...
.
References
External links
Councillor Liz RedfernIsle of Axholme information site
1947 births
Living people
Conservative Party (UK) councillors
Conservative Party (UK) life peers
Life peeresses created by Elizabeth II
Life peers created by Elizabeth II
Councillors in the Borough of North Lincolnshire
People from Epworth, Lincolnshire
People from Winterton, Lincolnshire
Leaders of local authorities of England
Women councillors in England
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