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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| Baroness Amos (as Leader of the House of Lords) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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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
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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
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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
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diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| peerageHouse | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | centre-left ⓘ |
| 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 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
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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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