Edith Summerskill
The Baroness Summerskill | |
|---|---|
| Minister of National Insurance | |
| In office 28 February 1950 – 26 October 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | James Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Osbert Peake |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food | |
| In office 4 August 1945 – 28 February 1950 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Florence Horsbrugh |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Evans |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 4 February 1961 – 4 February 1980 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Warrington | |
| In office 26 May 1955 – 4 February 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Hyacinth Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Williams |
| Member of Parliament for Fulham West | |
| In office 6 April 1938 – 6 May 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Cyril Cobb |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1901 |
| Died | 4 February 1980 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Dr Jeffrey Samuel |
| Children | Shirley Summerskill |
| Alma mater | King's College London Charing Cross Hospital Medical School |
Edith Clara Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill, CH, PC (19 April 1901 – 4 February 1980) was a British physician, feminist, Labour politician and writer. She was appointed to the Privy Council in 1949.