Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 2955
barkere@parliament.uk
Biography
Lords career
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
Pensions 2000-02,
Social Services 2000-04,
Health 2004-10
Party groups
Union of Liberal Students:
Member 1979-83,
Chair 1982-83;
Member:
Liberal Party National Executive 1982-83,
Liberal Assembly Committee 1984-97,
Federal Policy Committee 1997-2003;
Chair, Liberal Democrat Federal Conference Committee 1997-2004;
Member:
The Future of Social Services Policy Working Group,
Freedom and Fairness for Women Policy Working Group,
Working Group – An Age of Opportunity,
It's About Freedom – Liberal Democracy Policy Working Group,
Liberal Democrat Federal Executive 2004;
Chair, Policy Working Group on:
Poverty and Inequality 2006-07,
The Future of the Voluntary Sector 2010-11
Councils, public bodies
Vice-President, Local Government Association 2010-
Political interests
Health, social services, ageing, civil liberties
Countries of interest
India, Kenya, Nigeria
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Barker, of Anagach in Highland 1999
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Director, Barker and Woodard Consulting Limited (strategic advice to charities, local authorities and companies engaged in charitable activities; income received from the Member's work in this connection is paid to the company)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed Management Consultant, trading name: Third Sector Business (income received from the Member's work in this connection is paid to Third Sector Business)
4: Shareholdings (a)
50 per cent holding in Barker and Woodard Consulting Limited (see category 1)
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Head of Business Development, seethedifference.org (charity)