Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford
The Baroness Williams of Trafford | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs[1] | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | The Lord Keen of Elie |
| Minister of State for Equalities | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Nick Gibb |
| Succeeded by | Kemi Badenoch |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Powerhouse | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 17 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Lord Ahmed of Wimbledon |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Percy |
| Baroness-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 8 April 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Earl Attlee |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2013 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Susan Frances Maria Fildes 16 May 1967 Blackrock, Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Alex Williams |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Huddersfield Polytechnic |
Susan Frances Maria Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford (née McElroy; formerly Fildes;[2] born 16 May 1967)[3][4][5] is a Home Office minister in the Government of the United Kingdom and a Conservative life peer.
Education[]
Williams was educated at La Sagesse School, a Roman Catholic private school in Newcastle upon Tyne, and Huddersfield Polytechnic, where she gained an HNC in Applied Nutrition.[6][7]
Career[]
She was a member of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council from 1998 to 2011, representing Altrincham, and the council's leader from 2004 to 2009. She has also been a member of various public bodies in the North West region. As a parliamentary candidate, she first stood unsuccessfully for the safe Labour Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency in 2001, and for the Bolton West constituency in the 2010 general election, losing by 92 votes. On 20 September 2013 she was created a life peer as Baroness Williams of Trafford, of Hale in the county of Greater Manchester.[8]
In April 2014, Williams succeeded Earl Attlee as baroness-in-waiting (government whip).[9]
In 2015, David Cameron appointed Williams to his second government as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. On 28 May 2015 she introduced the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill 2015–16 to the House of Lords.[10]
Personal life[]
Susan is married to Alex Williams.[2] She has three children, Jessica, Edward and Elizabeth, from a previous marriage.[11]
External links[]
- Baroness Williams of Trafford – www.parliament.uk
References[]
- ^ Countering Extremism (2016–2019)
- ^ a b Staff writer (29 August 2007). "Two things Blue as council leader marries colleague". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ Baroness Williams of Trafford. Profile at Democracy Live. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ Bookies tip Cork woman for MP seat. Irish Examiner. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Susan Williams (Conservative) Manchester Evening News. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "'Minister for Faith' role downgraded by government". Catholic Herald. 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Baroness Williams of Trafford". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "No. 60638". The London Gazette. 25 September 2013. p. 18895.
- ^ "Appointment to the government: Baroness Williams of Trafford" (Press release). Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill 2015-16". www.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ News, Manchester Evening (15 February 2007). "Putting faith in Tory mum". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
Authority control  |
|---|
 | This article about a British politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
 | This biography of a life peer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Conservative Party (UK) life peers
- Female life peers
- Life peers created by Elizabeth II
- Conservative Party (UK) Baronesses- and Lords-in-Waiting
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Huddersfield
- People from Altrincham
- People from Cork (city)
- Female interior ministers
- Irish emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British people of Irish descent
- British politician stubs
- Life peer stubs