Anita Gale, Baroness Gale

Who is Anita Gale, Baroness Gale?

Anita Gale, Baroness Gale is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords.

She has been involved in women’s issues all her working life. She was first involved as a Labour Party member, in the Women’s Section of the Party. Later, from 1976 to 1999 she worked full-time for the Labour Party, first as the Women’s Officer for Wales, and from 1984 as the General Secretary for Wales - retiring from the post in 1999, and was appointed a life peer 4 August 1999 as Baroness Gale, of Blaenrhondda in the County of Mid Glamorgan. Chair of the All Party Parliamentary group on Parkinson's. Opposition Front Bench since 2010, speaks on Wales and Equalities. President of National Association of Old Age Pensioners, Wales. President Treherbert and District British Legion.