Hazel Byford, Baroness Byford
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Hazel Osborne Byford, Baroness Byford DBE
(born 14 January 1941) is a Conservative
member of the House of Lords
. She was the Opposition Spokesman for Food, Farming and Rural Affairs from 1997 to 2007.
She is the daughter of Sir Cyril Osborne
, Conservative MP for Louth, Lincolnshire
from 1945 to 1969, and is a poultry farmer.
She was made a Life peer
Baroness Byford, of Rothley in the County of Leicestershire
in 1996, and was also created a DBE
.
She is a Canon of Leicester Cathedral
, President of LEAF and Leicestershire Clubs for Young People and an Associate Member of Royal Agricultural Societies. She is also a patron of several rural organisations: Women Food and Farming Union, National Farm Attractions Network, and the Institute of the Agricultural Secretaries and Administrators. In 2007, she was elected President of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers. In 2008, she received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from Nottingham Trent University
in recognition of her outstanding contribution and commitment to agriculture and rural life.
On 2 March 2010 she was elected to the Court of The Worshipful Company of Farmers.
Order of the British Empire
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(born 14 January 1941) is a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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. She was the Opposition Spokesman for Food, Farming and Rural Affairs from 1997 to 2007.
She is the daughter of Sir Cyril Osborne
Cyril Osborne
Sir Cyril Osborne was a Justice of the Peace for Leicestershire, and a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for the Louth constituency in Lincolnshire from 1945 until his death....
, Conservative MP for Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
from 1945 to 1969, and is a poultry farmer.
She was made a Life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
Baroness Byford, of Rothley in the County of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
in 1996, and was also created a DBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
.
She is a Canon of Leicester Cathedral
Leicester Cathedral
Leicester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester is a Church of England cathedral in the English city of Leicester, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester...
, President of LEAF and Leicestershire Clubs for Young People and an Associate Member of Royal Agricultural Societies. She is also a patron of several rural organisations: Women Food and Farming Union, National Farm Attractions Network, and the Institute of the Agricultural Secretaries and Administrators. In 2007, she was elected President of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers. In 2008, she received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University is a public teaching and research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from the existing Trent Polytechnic , however it can trace its roots back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design...
in recognition of her outstanding contribution and commitment to agriculture and rural life.
On 2 March 2010 she was elected to the Court of The Worshipful Company of Farmers.
External links
- Baroness Byford profile at the Conservative Party website