Baroness Flather

Shreela Flather

Shreela Flather

Party

Crossbench

Address as

Baroness Flather

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Fax: 020 7219 5979

Biography

Party groups

Member: Conservative Women's National Committee 1978-88, Anglo-Asian Conservative Society 1979-83, National Union Executive Committee of Conservative Party 1989-90; Resigned the Conservative Whip December 1998, rejoined November 1999, moved to crossbenches 2008

Councils, public bodies

JP, Maidenhead 1971-90; Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: Councillor 1976-91, Mayor 1986-87; Senior posts in numerous organisations involved in refugee, community, carer, race relations and prison work, including: Member: Commission for Racial Equality 1980-86, BBC South and East Regional Advisory Council 1987-89, Social Security Advisory Committee 1987-90; Vice-chair, Refugee Council 1991-94; Governor, Commonwealth Institute 1993-98; President, Ethics Committee Broadmoor Hospital 1993-97; DL, Berkshire 1994-2009; Chair, Alcohol Education and Research Council 1995-2001; Joint President, Family Planning Association 1995-98; Member, Council of University College London 2000-06

International bodies

UK Representative on EU Advisory Commission on Racism and Xenophobia 1995-97; UK Member, Economic and Social Committee, European Community 1987-90

Political interests

Role of four million Indians in two World Wars, empowerment of women in South Asia and Africa, assisted family planning

Countries of interest

Indian sub-continent including Burma

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baroness Flather, of Windsor and Maidenhead in the Royal County of Berkshire 1990

Register of Interests

10: Non-financial interests (a)

Director, Marie Stopes International

10: Non-financial interests (e)

Trustee, Friends of Seva Mandir (Rajasthan charity)

Trustee, Pan African Health Foundation

Vice President, Townswomen's Guilds

Vice President, Viridian (housing association)

Vice President, Carers National Association