Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford

The Baroness Williams of Trafford
Official portrait, 2019
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Assumed office
19 July 2024
LeaderThe Lord True
Preceded byThe Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Chief Whip of the House of Lords
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office
7 September 2022  5 July 2024
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byThe Lord Ashton of Hyde
Succeeded byThe Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
17 July 2016  7 September 2022
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byThe Lord Keen of Elie
Succeeded byThe Lord Murray of Blidworth
Minister of State for Equalities
In office
9 January 2018  13 February 2020
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byNick Gibb
Succeeded byKemi Badenoch
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Powerhouse
In office
11 May 2015  17 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Succeeded byAndrew Percy
Baroness-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
8 April 2014  11 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Earl Attlee
Succeeded byThe Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
5 November 2013
Life Peerage
Leader of Trafford Council
In office
7 May 2004  5 May 2011
Preceded byDavid Acton
Succeeded byMatt Colledge
Personal details
Born
Susan Frances Maria McElroy

(1967-05-16) 16 May 1967
Blackrock, Cork, Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materHuddersfield Polytechnic

Susan Frances Maria Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford PC (née McElroy; born 16 May 1967) is a Conservative life peer who served as the Chief Whip of the House of Lords and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 2022 and 2024. In March 2022 she was made a member of the Privy Council. She has been Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords since July 2024.