- Muriel Turner, Baroness Turner of Camden
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Muriel Turner, Baroness Turner of Camden (born 18 September 1927) is a British politician (Labour).
Life
She was created a Life Peer in 1985. Member: Equal Opportunities Commission 1982-88, Occupational Pensions Board 1977-93; Council Member OPAS (Pension Advisory Service) 1989-2007; Chair, PIA Ombudsman Council 1994-97 She is also Vice-President of the British Humanist Association[1] and an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society[2].
On 15 September 2010, Turner, along with 54 other public figures, signed an open letter published in The Guardian, stating their opposition to Pope Benedict XVI's state visit to the UK.[1]
Sources
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/ms-muriel-turner
- http://www.mistymedia.co.uk/tag/muriel+turner/
- http://www.guardianlies.com/Section%201/page9.html
- http://www.humanism.org.uk/about/people/distinguished-supporters/Baroness-Turner-of-Camden
- http://biographies.parliament.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=98&biog=y&id=26688&group=5&Page=Baroness%20Turner%20of%20Camden%20:%20Political%20Biography
References
- ^ "Letters: Harsh judgments on the pope and religion". The Guardian (London). 15 September 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/15/harsh-judgments-on-pope-religion. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
Categories:- Labour Party (UK) life peers
- Living people
- 1927 births
- British humanists
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