Background
CHALKER, Baroness Lynda was born on April 29, 1942 in Hitchin, United Kingdom. Parents: Sidney Henry James Bates and Marjorie Kathleen Bates (née Randell).
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Baroness Lynda CHALKER
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Roedean School; Heidelberg University, German for Science, 1961. London University, mathematics. Central London Polytechnic, statistics.
Spoken languages: French, German.
Career
Member, Conservative National Executive Committee, 1968-1974. Vice-Chmn., National Young Conservatives, 1970-1971. Member of Parliament, 1974-1992.
Opposition Spokesman on Social Services, 1976-1979. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security, 197982. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, 1982-1983.
Minister of State for Transport. 1983-1986; Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, since 1986. PC and Deputy to Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, since 1987.
Minister for Overseas Development, Office of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, since 1989. Statistical assistant, Kodak Ltd., 1962-1963. Assistant, statistician, Unilever, 196369.
Deputy market research manager. Shell Mex and British Petroleum. 1969-1972; Chief Executive, Louis Haris International Inc., 1972-1974.
Special adviser, Barclays Bank International pic, 1976-1979.
Religion
Church of England
Membership
Fellow, Royal Statistical Society. Fellow, Market Research Society. Royal Institute for International Affairs.
Clubs: Tory Reform Group (patron). Bow Group.
Interests
Connections
Spouse Clive Hugh Alexander Landa.
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Political Party
Conservative Party