Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams

Background

Williams, Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain was born on July 27, 1930 in London. Daughter of George Gordon and Vera Mary (Brittain) Catlin.

Education

Master of Arts, Somerville College, Oxford, 1951. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1951—1952. Diploma in Education, Council National Academy Awards, 1969.

Doctor in Political Economy (honorary), Leuven University, 1977. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Radcliffe College-Harvard University, 1978. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Leeds, Sheffield University, 1980.

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economy (honorary), University Bath.

Career

Member of Parliament Hitchin, 1964—1974, Hertford and Stevenage, 1974—1979, Crosby, 1981—1983. Minister of state, education and science, 1967—1969, Home Office, 1969—1970. Privy councillor, 1974.

Secretary of state, prices and consumer protection, 1974—1976. With in education and science, 1976—1979. Paymaster general, 1976—1979.

Member national executive committee Labour party, 1970—1981, member United Kingdom Cabinet, 1974—1979. With International Management Institute, Geneva, 1974, visiting professor, 1979—1987, Harvard University, 1987. Professor elective politics Kennedy School Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1988, director project liberty, since 1990.

Visiting fellow Nuffield College, Oxford, 1968—1976. Broadcaster Shirley Williams in Conversation, British Broadcasting Corporation-television, 1979. Research fellow Policy Studies Institute, London, 1979—1985.

Fellow Institute Politics Harvard University, 1979—1980. Rede lecturer Cambridge University, 1980. President Social Democratic Party, 1982—1988.

Acting director Institute Politics Harvard University, 1989—1990. Member British House of Lords, London, since 1993. Godkin lecturer Harvard University.

Associate fellow Center European Studies.

Achievements

• Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams has been listed as a noteworthy executive, educator, official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of national Executive Committee Labour party, 1970-1981. Member British House of Lords, London, 1993. Member Association Professional Executives Clerical and Computer Staff.

Connections

Married Bernard Williams Williams, July 2, 1955 (divorced 1974). 1 child Rebecca Clare. Married Richard Neustadt Williams, December 19, 1987.

Father:

George Gordon Catlin

Mother:

Vera Mary (Brittain) Catlin

Spouse:

Bernard Williams Williams

Spouse:

Richard Neustadt Williams

child:

Rebecca Clare Williams