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Lynne Featherstone

British politician (born 1951)
Person human Q304302

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[12]
Date of birth
December 20, 1951
Place of birth
London Borough of Haringey, Highgate[1][5]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
politician, blogger
Position held
Department for International Development, Minister for Women and Equalities, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman, member of the House of Lords, Member of the London Assembly, Minister for Crime Prevention[7][8][9]
Educated at
Oxford Brookes University, South Hampstead High School[10][11]
Member of political party
Liberal Democrats[13]
Work location
London[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Candidacy in election
2005 United Kingdom general election, 2010 United Kingdom general election[20][21]
Family name
Featherstone[15]
Given name
Lynne[16]
Honorific prefix
The Right Honourable[14]
Name in native language
Lynne Featherstone[19]
Social media followers
+23026[22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 26
VIAF cluster ID
48148704201236931746
Library of Congress authority ID
no2017013917
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Official portrait of Baroness Featherstone crop 2, 2022.jpg ↗
BBC News Democracy Live ID
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BBC Things ID
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Beamish peerage database person ID
2411
Companies House officer ID
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Democracy Club candidate ID
3792
Freebase ID
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Gov.uk person ID
lynne-featherstone
Hansard (1803–2005) ID
ms-lynne-featherstone
Hansard (2006–March 2016) ID
4775
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JRC Names ID
70811
Journalisted ID
lynne-featherstone
OpenSanctions ID
Lynne Featherstone
Parliament.uk member ID
1531
PublicWhip ID
Lynne_Featherstone
Rush Parliamentary Archive ID
9518
The Peerage person ID
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TheyWorkForYou ID
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UK Parliament ID
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UK Parliament thesaurus ID
300466
Who's Who UK ID
U15569
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
lfeatherstone
Yale LUX ID
person/82761659-fa5f-4235-86bb-34985d6007aa

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Candidacy in election 2
2010 United Kingdom general election, 2005 United Kingdom general election
Occupation 2
politician, blogger
Position held 2
Department for International Development, Minister for Women and Equalities
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Oxford Brookes University
Honorific prefix 1
The Right Honourable
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Liberal Democrats
OpenSanctions ID 1
Lynne Featherstone
Place of birth 1
London Borough of Haringey
Sex or gender 1
female
Work location 1
London
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Summary

Born in London Borough of Haringey[1], she… she was born on December 20, 1951[2]. She worked as a politician[3] and blogger[4].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include London Borough of Haringey[1], a London borough[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1965[25] and Highgate[5], an area of London[26], in United Kingdom[27].

Education

Educated at Oxford Brookes University[10], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1865[30] and South Hampstead High School[11], a secondary school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1876[33].

Career and Affiliations

Positions held include Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom[7], a position[34], in United Kingdom[35]; member of the House of Lords[8], a position[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1801[38]; and Member of the London Assembly[9].

FAQs

Where was Lynne Featherstone born?

Lynne Featherstone's place of birth was London Borough of Haringey[1].

What did Lynne Featherstone do for work?

Lynne Featherstone worked as politician[3] and blogger[4].

Where did Lynne Featherstone go to school?

Lynne Featherstone was educated at Oxford Brookes University[10] and South Hampstead High School[11].

Related Entities

London Oxford Brookes University United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . privycouncil.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved . privycouncil.independent.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [3] ↑ . Hansard 1803–2005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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