Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater

Politician

1943 –

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Who is Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater?

Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater of Butterstone, is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. Her career indicates her interests in children’s welfare, education and special needs, and prison reform. She was created a life peer as Baroness Linklater of Butterstone, of Riemore in Perth and Kinross on 1 November 1997.

Linklater is the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Michael Lyle and Hon. Elizabeth Sinclair, younger daughter of the former Leader of the Liberal Party Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso. She was educated at Cranborne Chase School, a former boarding independent school for girls situated at New Wardour Castle, near Tisbury, Wiltshire, followed by the Universities of Sussex and London. In 1967 Linklater married the journalist Magnus Linklater; they have three children, two sons and one daughter.

Her first cousin, John Thurso, 3rd Viscount Thurso is an elected Liberal Democrat MP for the seat of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. In 1967, she became a Child Care Officer for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and between 1970-85, she became Governor to three Islington schools.

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Apr 15, 1943
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on July 23, 2013

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