Baroness Valerie Amos
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Baroness Valerie Amos is a British politician and diplomat who has served as a cabinet minister, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and later as Director of SOAS, University of London.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baroness Valerie Amos canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ life peer ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| appointedAsLifePeer | 1997 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of St Michael and St George
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The Order of the Companions of Honour ⓘ
surface form:
Order of the Companions of Honour
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| countryOfBirth | British Guiana ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-03-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Birmingham
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University of Warwick ⓘ |
| endTime |
2003-10-05
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2007-06-27 ⓘ 2015-05-29 ⓘ 2020-07-31 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Guyanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Amos ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
humanitarian affairs
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international development ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Valerie ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Baroness ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first Black head of an Oxford college
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first Black woman to lead a UK university ⓘ first Black woman to serve as a UK cabinet minister ⓘ |
| officeHeldForPeriod |
Director of SOAS, University of London (2015-09 to 2020-07)
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Leader of the House of Lords (2003-10-06 to 2007-06-27) ⓘ Master of University College, Oxford (from 2020-08) ⓘ Secretary of State for International Development ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom (2003-05-12 to 2003-10-05)
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form:
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (2010-09 to 2015-05)
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| placeOfBirth |
Georgetown, Guyana
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surface form:
Georgetown, British Guiana
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| positionHeld |
Director of SOAS, University of London
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Leader of the House of Lords ⓘ Lord President of the Council ⓘ Master of University College, Oxford ⓘ Secretary of State for International Development ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom
UK High Commissioner to Australia ⓘ Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
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| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| startTime |
2003-05-12
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2003-10-06 ⓘ 2010-09-01 ⓘ 2015-09-01 ⓘ 2020-08-01 ⓘ |
| title | Baroness Amos of Brondesbury in the London Borough of Brent ⓘ |
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