Lorely Burt Wiki – Lorely Burt Biography
Lorely Jane Burt, Baroness Burt of Solihull (born 10 September 1954) is a British politician, who was a Member of the Liberal Democrat Parliament for Solihull from 2005 to 2015. She was nominated for a lifetime peerage in the 2015 Dissolution Honors.
Lorely Burt Age
Lorely Burt is 68 years old . She was born on 10 September 1954 in sedgley, Staffordshire, England.
Lorely Burt Family
Burt attended High Arcal Grammar School, Dudley (1966–71) and Dudley Technical College (A-levels 1971-73) before going on to University College, Swansea, where he earned a BA in Economics. He later he received an MBA from the Open University.
Lorely Burt Career
Burt’s political career began on Dudley Metropolitan Council, where he served from 1998 to 2003. He stood for Dudley South in the 2001 general election. He also represented the West Midlands in the European Parliament elections in 2004.Member of parliament
In the run up to the 2005 general election, Burt campaigned on various local issues affecting Solihull and managed to overturn incumbent John Taylor’s 9,407 majority to a 279 majority in his favour.After his election, Burt became a spokesman for the Liberal Democrats in Northern Ireland, an Opposition Whip, and sat on the Treasury Select Committee. Following Sir Menzies Campbell’s election to the party leadership in 2006, Burt became the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Small Business and Women and Equality. In 2007 he became the Spokesperson for Business, Companies and Regulatory Reform.
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In October 2007, she was elected as the first female Chairman of the Liberal Democrats Parliamentary Party, defeating John Thurso and Andrew George in a poll of MPs.In the 2010 general election, boundary changes had made her seat theoretically Conservative. She held Solihull by 175 votes over her Conservative opponent Maggie Throup.In 2013, Burt was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Upon assuming this new position, she resigned from her positions as co-chair of the BIS and chair of the Parliamentary Party.In April 2014, she was named the government’s Ambassador for Women in Business.In November 2014, Burt was appointed to be a Government Assistant.She lost her seat to Conservative Julian Knight in the 2015 general election. Burt and her supporters were criticized for turning away reporters as she was coming off the count following his defeat.She was announced as a new peer at the 2015 Dissolution Honors and on the evening of 9 October she was appointed Baroness Burt de Solihull, of Solihull in the West Midlands.
Personal life
Burt has campaigned on a number of issues both locally and nationally. Locally, she has campaigned to prevent Shirley’s parks from being developed, to save Solihull’s NHS Walk-In Centre, to prevent the closure of Shirley’s library and for a better ambulance service.
Lorely Burt Height – Weight
Lorely Burt height – weight is unknown .
Lorely Burt Net Worth
Lorely Burt Net Worth is $1 million to 5$ million.
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