Caroline Cox

Caroline Cox was born on the 6th July 1937. She is a cross bench member of the British House of Lords.

Political Career

Cox’s peerage was announced in 1982 on the recommendation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. She officially joined the House of Lords on the 24th January 1983, taking the title Baroness Cox, of Queensbury in Greater London. Initially Cox sat as a Conservative and in 1985 she was made a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, a position she held up until 2006. During her time in parliament, Baroness Cox served on the EU sub-committee C-Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy from 1985-1990. She was Director of the Conservative Philosophy Group from 1983-85. In 1987 she went on to co-found the Committee for a Free Britain.

Education

Baroness Cox began her education at Channing School in Highgate. She went on to study at the University of London in which she gained a first class honours degree in sociology in 1967. Subsequently, she went on to study a master’s degree at the University of London.

Notable Work

Cox is the founder of ‘The International Islamic Christian Organisation for Reconciliation and Reconstruction. In 1995 she was awarded the William Wilberforce Award as during her time as president of the Christian Solidarity Worldwide, the organisation managed to secure the freedom of over 2000 slaves. In 2003, Cox founded the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust. In this organisation, Cox travelled to fund aid and advocacy programmes in places including East Timor, India, Nigeria and South Sudan. On 15th February 2006, she was awarded the Mkhitar Gosh Medal by the President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan due to her being Chair of the British Armenia All Party Parliamentary Group and her strong support for Armenian self-determination. Cox is also a member of the World Committee on Disability.

External Links

http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/baroness-cox/3364