Background
BURTON OF COVENTRY, Baroness Elaine Frances Burton was born on March 2, 1904. Daughter of the late Leslie Burton.
BURTON OF COVENTRY, Baroness Elaine Frances Burton was born on March 2, 1904. Daughter of the late Leslie Burton.
Girls’ Modern School. Training College, Leeds.
Member of Parliament (Laboratory) 1950-1959. House of Lords, since 1962. Chairman, Domestic Coal Consumers’ Council, 196265.
Member Independent Television Authority, 1964-1969. Member. Sports Council, 1965-1971. Chairman, Council on Tribunals, 1967-1973.
SDP Spokesman on Civil Aviation and Consumer Affairs, since 1983. Professional career: teacher, 1924-1935. Social worker, 1935-1937.
Organiser, National Fitness Council, 1937-1939. Retail Trade Executive, 194045. Public Relations consultant, 1945-1950.
Director, Consultancy Limited, 1969-1973. Consultant, Courtaulds Limited, 1960-1973. Imperial Domestic Applicances Limited, 1963-1966.
Member, Council of Industrial Design, 1963-1968. Chairman, Mail Order Publishers’ Authority, 1970-1984. Member. Airline User’s Committee, 1973-1980, and Honorary Consultant, since 1980.
President, Inst, of Travel Managers, 1977-1986.
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