Sally Greengross, Baroness Greengross
Lord Temporal | |
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In office 10 February 2000 – 23 June 2022 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sally Ralea Rosengarten 29 June 1935 Hendon, England |
Died | 23 June 2022 | (aged 86)
Political party | Crossbench |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Brighton and Hove High School | |
Sally Ralea Greengross, Baroness Greengross,
Early life
Greengross was born in
Career
Greengross was Director General of
Her appointments included that of Chair of the Advisory Groups for the
Political career
Greengross was an independent
"It is difficult, not least for the providers of schemes, who are dealing with people who are often prepared to spend 12 or more hours a day focusing on those issues and who can make amazing barrack-room lawyers – I do not want to be insulting – because they have so much time to concentrate on that. So it is a difficult as well as an important issue. Housing designed for older people whose needs change as they age faces an almost built-in conflict of interest. They need more services as they age, so the costs are going to rise as more care is provided. Their income tends to be less over the years. They wish to reduce the cost but they need more services. Older and frailer residents are more costly, so when residents manage the schemes themselves they may wish to sell to active, fit and therefore younger people."[citation needed]
Personal life
In 1959, she married Alan Greengross; the couple had three daughters and one son.[7] Alan died in August 2018.[8] She was an honorary associate of the National Secular Society.[9]
Greengross died on 23 June 2022, aged 86.[10]
Honours
Greengross held honorary doctorates from several British universities. She was awarded an Honorary
References
- ^ "No. 53153". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1993. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 55765". The London Gazette. 15 February 2000. p. 1661.
- ^ "Sally Greengross". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Baroness Greengross, campaigning head of Age Concern who fought to improve policies towards older people – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b "GREENGROSS". Who's Who 2014. A & C Black. December 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Baroness Sally Greengross", Government Equalities Office, accessed 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Greengross, Baroness, (Life Peer)", International Who's Who of Women 2002
- ^ "Sir Alan Greengross obituary".
- ^ "Honorary Associates". www.secularism.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Baroness Sally Greengross OBE, 29/06/1935 – 23/06/2022". Alzheimer's Research UK. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.