Baroness Amos (as Leader of the House of Lords)

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Baroness Valerie Amos is a British Labour politician and life peer who served as Leader of the House of Lords and later became a prominent diplomat and senior United Nations official.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Leader of the House of Lords
human
life peer
member of the House of Lords
appointedToHouseOfLordsBy Tony Blair NERFINISHED
associatedWithGovernment Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
associatedWithInternationalOrganization United Nations NERFINISHED
chamber House of Lords NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
createdPeerageType life peerage
fieldOfWork diplomacy
higher education leadership
humanitarian affairs
international development
politics
gender female
hasTitle The Right Honourable
honorificTitle Baroness Amos NERFINISHED
language English
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party NERFINISHED
name Valerie Ann Amos NERFINISHED
notableFor advocacy on equality and social justice issues in the UK
being the first Black woman to lead the House of Lords
being the first Black woman to serve in a British Cabinet
leadership on humanitarian and emergency relief issues at the UN
senior leadership roles at the United Nations
notableRoleContext served as a senior Labour figure in the House of Lords
occupation academic administrator
diplomat
politician
peerageHouse House of Lords NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment centre-left
positionHeld Director of SOAS University of London
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord President of the Council
Master of University College, Oxford NERFINISHED
Secretary of State for International Development NERFINISHED
UK High Commissioner to Australia NERFINISHED
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator NERFINISHED
representsPartyInChamber Labour Party in the House of Lords NERFINISHED
roleAsLeaderOfTheHouseOfLords coordinated government business in the House of Lords
liaised between the House of Lords and the Cabinet
managed the legislative timetable in the House of Lords
represented the government in the House of Lords

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Catherine Ashton preceded by Baroness Amos (as Leader of the House of Lords)