Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 3121
sharpm@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Guildford (SDP/All) 1983, 1987 and (Lib Dems) 1992 and 1997 general elections
Lords career
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
Higher Education 2000,
Education and Employment/Skills 2000-04,
Further Education, Higher Education and Skills 2004-07,
Innovation, Universities and Skills 2007-09,
Science and Technology 2009-10
Party groups
Founder Member:
Social Democrat Party 1981,
Liberal Democrats 1988;
Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee:
Member 1992-2004,
Vice-chair 1995-96, 1998-99;
Liberal Democrat History Group;
Centre for Reform
Councils, public bodies
Save British Science:
Executive committee member 1988-97,
Advisory Board 1997-;
Governor, Weyfield Community Primary School 2005-;
Member of corporation, Guildford College of Further and Higher Education 2006-
International bodies
Member, Inter-Parliamentary Union 2000-
Political interests
Economic policy, industrial issues, science and technology, education
Countries of interest
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Sharp of Guildford, of Guildford in the County of Surrey 1998
Register of Interests
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Chair, Inquiry into Colleges in Their Communities, sponsored by NIACE, AOC and 157 Group
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Member of Corporation, Guildford College
Governor, Weyfield Community Primary School, Guildford
Member of Council, Guildford High School
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, The Transformation Trust