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Liz Redfern, Baroness Redfern

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Baroness Redfern in 2019

Elizabeth Marie "Liz" Redfern, Baroness Redfern (born 25 September 1947)[1] is a British Conservative member of the House of Lords.

Early life

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She was born in Winterton as Elizabeth Waud. She attended Winterton Community Academy formerly known as ‘Winterton Comprehensive School’ - a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Winterton, North Lincolnshire.

Career

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Composition of the council when she became Leader in 2011

She became a Conservative councillor on North Lincolnshire Council, at its creation in 1996. She represented the Axholme Central ward until May 2019.[2]

The leader of North Lincolnshire Council[3] until 15 January 2017, she was created a life peer on 7 October 2015, taking the title Baroness Redfern, of the Isle of Axholme in the County of Lincolnshire.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ Axholme Central
  3. ^ "Dissolution Peerages 2015". Gov.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ^ "notice 2414832". The London Gazette.
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Civic offices
Preceded by Leader of North Lincolnshire Council
May 2011 – January 2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Leader of North Lincolnshire Council
2006 – 2007
Succeeded by
Mark Kirk
Preceded by
Deputy Leader of North Lincolnshire Council
2003 – 2006
Succeeded by