Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon
Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon QPM, (born 12 January 1936) is a British Labour Party politician and former police officer with the Metropolitan Police. She was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours List.[1]
The Baroness Hilton of Eggardon | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 14 June 1991 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jennifer Hilton 12 January 1936 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Occupation | Police officer |
Hilton was appointed a life peer in the House of Lords having previously served as a Commander of the Metropolitan Police in London, UK. She was elevated to the peerage on 14 June 1991 as Baroness Hilton of Eggardon, of Eggardon in the County of Dorset.[2][3] She is a trustee of the Police Rehabilitation Trust.[4]
Personal life
In February 2016 she was included in The Independent's group photograph of 28 LGBT MPs and peers.[5]
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References
- "No. 51772". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 1989. p. 25.
- "No. 52577". The London Gazette. 19 June 1991. p. 9409.
- "Person Page – 19140". Darryl Lundy. ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- "Contact and trustees". Charity-commission.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- Mark Leftly, "Gay MPs: The photograph that shows Westminster's attitude towards LGBT politicians is changing", The Independent, 20 February 2016.
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