Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen
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Doreen Elizabeth Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen (born 5 September 1938), is a Labour member of the House of Lords.
She was educated at the University of Birmingham (BA, DipEd, vice-pres Student Union, Hockey and Cricket blues), and the University of London (MA).[1]
A former teacher and education advisor, she was the Director of the Family Planning Association from 1989 to 1994. She was made a Life Peer as Baroness Massey of Darwen, of Darwen in the County of Lancashire, on 26 July 1999[2] and worked in the House of Lords as member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Integrated and Complementary Healthcare.
She is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society, and secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group.[3]
On 15 September 2010, Massey, along with 54 other public figures, signed an open letter published in The Guardian, stating their opposition to Pope Benedict XVI's state visit to the UK.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/15873/Doreen-Elizabeth-MASSEY-OF-DARWEN
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 55566. p. 8179. 29 July 1999.
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External links
- Announcement of her introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 1 November 1999
- Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children
- Vice President, Royal Society for Public Health
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