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Elizabeth Sanderson, Baroness Sanderson of Welton
Elizabeth Jenny Rosemary Sanderson, Baroness Sanderson of Welton (born 24 May 1971)[1] is a British political advisor, life peer, and former journalist. As a journalist, she worked at the Mail on Sunday for 17 years.[2] She was a special adviser and Head of Features to Prime Minister (formerly Home Secretary) Theresa May from 2014 to 2019.[3][4][5] In September 2019, it was announced that she would be made a Conservative Party life peer in the 2019 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.[6] On 8 October 2019, she was made Baroness Sanderson of Welton, of Welton in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[7] She was introduced to the House of Lords on 22 October 2019.[8] She made her maiden speech on 31 October 2019 during the Lords consideration of the Phase 1 Report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.[2] In September 2022, she was appointed by the Government as the independent chair of an advisory panel to help develop a new strategy for public libraries.[9] References
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