Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 3138
Fax: 020 7219 1372
gouldj@parliament.uk
Biography
Lords career
Opposition Whip 1994-97;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Citizen's Charter 1994-96,
Women 1996-97;
Government Whip 1997;
Deputy Chair of Committees 2002-12;
Deputy Speaker 2002-
Party groups
Member:
Regional Women's Advisory Committee 1960-69,
National Labour Women's Committee 1960-69,
Plant Committee on Electoral Systems 1990-92;
Chair, Computing for Labour 1993-2002;
Member:
Labour Electoral Reform Association,
Bevan Society,
Labour, Arts and Heritage
Councils, public bodies
Member:
Jenkins Commission 1977-98,
Commission on Conduct of Referendums 1990-94,
Independent Commission on Electoral System 1997-98;
Vice-chair and executive member, Hansard Society 1999-2007;
Council member, Constitution Unit 2001-07;
Chair:
Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV 2003-10,
Women's National Commission 2007-10;
Co-Chair, Sexual Health Forum, Department of Health 2011-
International bodies
Vice-President, Socialist International Women 1978-85;
Member:
Inter-Parliamentary Union 1993-,
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 1993-
Political interests
Women's equality, constitutional affairs, electoral affairs, race relations, population and development, disabled, sexual health
Countries of interest
Bulgaria, China, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Gould of Potternewton, of Leeds in the County of West Yorkshire 1993
Register of Interests
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Co-Chair, Sexual Health Forum
Vice President, Electoral Reform Society
Chair, HS Chapman Society
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, Brighton & Hove Age UK
President, FPA
President, Brighton & Hove Fabian Society
President, Straight Talking
Vice President, Speakability