Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott
Life Peerage | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Deborah Scott 23 November 1955 |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Conservative |
Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott, FRSA (born 23 November 1955) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords[1] and the former Chief Executive Officer of Tomorrow's People Trust. She had served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2019 until 2023.[2]
Early life and education
Born in
Salvation Army
Training College.
Career
Stedman-Scott has worked for
Tunbridge Wells Chamber of Commerce 1983–84. She joined Tomorrow's People Trust in 1984, a charity working with unemployed people. She held various roles there, rising through the ranks to become Chief Executive from 2005 to 2015. The UK Charity Awards 2005 named her Charity Principal of the Year.[3]
She was appointed a
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.[4]
On 12 July 2010, Stedman-Scott was created a
Baroness-in-Waiting) on 27 October 2017.[6]
On 30 July 2019, Stedman-Scott was appointed
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the first Johnson ministry. On 17 September 2021, she took on additional responsibility as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, in the second cabinet reshuffle of the second Johnson ministry.[7]
She is also a Trustee of New Devon Opera and New Philanthropy Capital.[8]
Personal life
She entered into a civil partnership with Gabrielle Joy Stedman-Scott in 2006.[9]
References
- ^ "Debretts People of Today". Debretts. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: 1 January 2023". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Charity Principal of the Year". Charity Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "No. 58557". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2007. p. 12.
- ^ "No. 59489". The London Gazette. 15 July 2010. p. 13485.
- ^ "Ministerial appointments: 27 October 2017". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Biography House of Lords". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Deborah Stedman-Scott (Peer)" Archived 6 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Westminster Parliamentary Record
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