Carlyn Chisholm, Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
Caroline Elizabeth Chisholm, Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (born 23 December 1951), is a British life peeress and member of the House of Lords, where she currently sits as a Crossbencher.
The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Baroness-in-Waiting Government Whip | |
| Acting 15 September 2021 – 4 February 2022[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Joanna Penn, Baroness Penn |
| Succeeded by | Joanna Penn, Baroness Penn |
| In office 12 August 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Goldie |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay |
| In office 11 June 2017 – 29 March 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | The Lord O'Shaughnessy |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Manzoor |
| In office 14 May 2015 – 21 December 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Williams of Trafford |
| Succeeded by | The Lord O'Shaughnessy |
| Member of the House of Lords Lords Temporal | |
| Assumed office 16 September 2014 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1951 |
| Political party | Crossbencher (2022–present) |
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| Spouse |
Colin Chisholm (m. 1976) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | John Wyndham, 1st Baron Egremont Pamela Wyndham-Quin |
Life
The only daughter of John Wyndham, 1st Baron Egremont,[1] and Pamela Wyndham, Lady Egremont, her elder brother, Max Egremont, succeeded to the family titles.
The Hon. Carlyn Wyndham married in 1976, Colin Chisholm, son of Archibald Chisholm CBE.[2] They have two sons and one daughter.[3]
She was made a life peer on 16 September 2014 as Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen, of Owlpen in the County of Gloucestershire.[4] She sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative Party peer.[5] She has been a baroness-in-waiting (a type of government whip) from 2015 to 2016, 2017 to 2018, 2019 to 2020, and 2021 to 2022.[5][3][6] She was a Lords spokesperson for the Cabinet Office in 2016.[3]
In 2022, she became one of the six ladies appointed as "Queen's companions" to Queen Camilla. At the same time, she resigned the Conservative whip to sit as a Crossbencher.[7]
With her husband, she was invited to ride in the King's procession at Royal Ascot 2023.[8]
See also
References
- "Lords Hansard text for 17 Nov 2014 (pt 0001)". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- "Chisholm, Colin, (born 4 Oct. 1949), Investment Director, Rathbones, 2014–17". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "Chisholm of Owlpen, Baroness, (Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Chisholm) (born 23 Dec. 1951)". Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "No. 60994". The London Gazette. 22 September 2014. p. 18358.
- "Parliamentary career for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen". members.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "Ministerial Appointment: 7 January 2022". UK Government. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- Coughlan, Sean (27 November 2022). "Camilla scraps ladies-in-waiting in modernising move". BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- "Ascot Racecourse on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
Notes
- Served in position in an acting capacity during the maternity leave of Baroness Penn