Angela Mason
Stonewall (1992–2002) Chairman of The Fawcett Society (since 2007) | |
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Preceded by | Tim Barnett |
Succeeded by | Ben Summerskill |
Camden Borough Councillor for Cantelowes | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 2022 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Rawlings |
Succeeded by | Ward abolished and replaced with Camden Square |
Personal details | |
Born | Angela Margaret Weir 9 August 1944 (age 79)[1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) |
William Mason (m. 1971–1980)(divorced) |
Domestic partner | Bedford College, University of London London School of Economics |
Occupation | activist |
Angela Margaret Mason
Early life
Born Angela Margaret Weir in
Terrorism charges
She was one of the
Mason was an activist in the trade union and radical movements.
Career after Angry Brigade
Mason became a lecturer at the LSE then the Principal Solicitor for the
In government
From 2003 to 2007, she was the director of the UK government's Women and Equality Unit, now the
Since 2007, she has been an advisor to IDeA, a government quango which provides guidelines and regulations for all local authorities in England on equality issues. She was also appointed as Chair of the feminist group the Fawcett Society in the same year.
In 2010, she was elected as a Labour councillor to Camden London Borough Council; she represented the borough's Cantelowes ward.[11] She served as Deputy Leader of the borough council, and cabinet member for sustainability but was dismissed from the roles in May 2011.[4] She was, however, reappointed to the Council's Cabinet the following year, and was Cabinet Member for Children until her retirement from the council in 2022.
Personal life
Mason married scriptwriter William Mason in 1971, they divorced in 1980 with Mason retaining her married surname. She is in a
Later life
- The archives of Angela Mason and Elizabeth Wilson are held at The Women's Library at the Library of the London School of Economics, ref 7EAW.
See also
References
- ^ "Researcha". Retrieved 4 December 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Researcha.co.uk
- ^ a b "No. 58557". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2007. pp. 7–8.
- ^ a b "Ditching of deputy leader Angela Mason sparks an F-word quarrel". Camden New Journal. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Martin Bright (3 February 2002). "Investigation: The Angry Brigade". Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b Lucy Ward and Tania Branigan (14 November 2007). "Interview: Angela Mason". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b A Labour crony is made [pounds sterling]80,000 voice of Britain's women; From anarchist bomb trial defendant to Establishment pillar., 22 November 2002
- from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)". BBC News. London. 12 June 1999. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Cantelowes – Camden elections 2010". .camden.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ Bright, Martin (24 November 2002). "The Observer profile: Angela Mason". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
External links
- The Women's Library at the Library of the London School of Economics