Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington
The Baroness Trumpington | |
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Trumpington in 2011 | |
| In office 22 April 1992 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Denton |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Farrington |
| In office 11 June 1983 – 25 March 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Lord Glenarthur |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Cox |
| Minister of State (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, 1987–1989) for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
| In office 13 June 1987 – 14 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | John Gummer |
| Succeeded by | David Curry |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security | |
| In office 30 March 1985 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Lord Glenarthur |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Skelmersdale |
| Mayor of Cambridge | |
| In office 1970–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Peter Wright |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 4 February 1980 – 24 October 2017 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean Alys Campbell-Harris 23 October 1922 London, England |
| Died | 26 November 2018 (aged 96) London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
William Alan Barker
(m. 1954; died 1988) |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation |
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Jean Alys Barker, Baroness Trumpington, DCVO, PC (née Campbell-Harris; 23 October 1922 – 26 November 2018) was a British Conservative politician and life peer. In the 1960s and 1970s she served in local government in Cambridgeshire. In 1980 she was created a life peer after which she served in the House of Lords. From an upper-class background, she was a socialite and a secretary before entering politics, as well as serving in naval intelligence in World War II.