Jean Denton, Baroness Denton of Wakefield

The Baroness Denton of Wakefield
Portrait by Nick Sinclair, 1992
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
20 July 1994  2 May 1997
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Earl of Arran
Succeeded byThe Lord Dubs
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment
In office
16 September 1993  11 January 1994
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Lord Strathclyde
Succeeded byThe Earl of Arran
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
In office
14 April 1992  16 September 1993
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Lord Reay
Succeeded byThe Lord Strathclyde
Baroness-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
January 1992  15 April 1992
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded bynew appointment
Succeeded byThe Baroness Trumpington
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
11 June 1991  5 February 2001
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born(1935-12-29)29 December 1935
Wakefield, England
Died5 February 2001(2001-02-05) (aged 65)
London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Tony Denton
(m. 1959; div. 1974)
Alma materLondon School of Economics

Jean Denton, Baroness Denton of Wakefield, CBE (29 December 1935 – 5 February 2001) was a British businesswoman, racing driver and Conservative Party politician.