Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes

Sarah A. Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, PC (née Viner; born 26 July 1928[1]) is a British Conservative politician.

Born in Dublin in 1928, and raised and educated in Sheffield where her father worked as a diamond cutter, Viner was educated at Lowther College and worked as a social worker in London before entering politics.[1][2]

In the 1970 general election she defeated John Diamond to represent the constituency of Gloucester; Diamond was the only cabinet minister to lose his seat at that election. Some found her previous occupation to be somewhat appropriate — she had worked as a diamond cutter. She continued as Member of Parliament for Gloucester until 1987 and was Minister of State for Consumer Affairs in the Department of Trade between 1979 and 1982.

Oppenheim-Barnes was created a life peer, as Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes of Gloucester in the County of Gloucestershire, on 9 February 1989.[3] Her son Phillip Oppenheim was formerly Conservative MP for Amber Valley. Between 1983 and 1987 mother and son served simultaneously in the House of Commons.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958" index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F13Z-H5P: accessed 12 Mar 2014), BIRTHS entry for Sarah A Viner; citing Dublin South, Jul-Sep 1928, vol. 2, p. 527, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101230.
  2. ↑ Jewish Virtual Library biodata, with year of birth given correctly as 1928
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 51646. p. 1935. 15 February 1989.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Jack Diamond		 Member of Parliament for Gloucester
1970–1987 		Succeeded by
Douglas French


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