Baroness Amos
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British politician
United Nations official
alumna of the University of Birmingham
alumna of the University of Warwick
diplomat
human
life peer
member of the House of Lords
member of the Labour Party (UK)
university head
Baroness Amos is a British Labour politician and diplomat who has served as a cabinet minister, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and later became the first Black woman appointed both to the UK Cabinet and to lead an Oxford college.
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British politician
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United Nations official ⓘ alumna of the University of Birmingham ⓘ alumna of the University of Warwick ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ life peer ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ member of the Labour Party (UK) ⓘ university head ⓘ |
| appointedAsLifePeer | 1997 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Companion of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1954-03-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Georgetown, British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Black British ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
humanitarian affairs
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international development ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| fullName | Valerie Ann Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
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Baroness Amos
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| honorificTitle | Baroness Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifePeerageTitle | Baroness Amos, of Brondesbury in the London Borough of Brent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| name | Valerie Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first Black woman to lead an Oxford college
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first Black woman to serve in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
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British High Commissioner to Australia, 2010
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Director of Chatham House, 2020 ⓘ Leader of the House of Lords, 2007 ⓘ Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom, 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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British High Commissioner to Australia, 2009
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Director of Chatham House, 2019 ⓘ Leader of the House of Lords, 2003 ⓘ Master of University College, Oxford, 2020 ⓘ Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom, 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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British High Commissioner to Australia
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Chancellor of the University of London ⓘ Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) ⓘ Leader of the House of Lords ⓘ Lord President of the Council ⓘ Master of University College, Oxford ⓘ Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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