Amanda Parker
Amanda Jane Parker JP (née Backhouse) is a British businesswoman, philanthropist, and volunteer. She was appointed as a magistrate in East Lancashire in 2005, sitting in both Adult Crime and Family jurisdictions. In 2015, she was appointed by Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Duke of Lancaster, as the High Sheriff of Lancashire. She was the eighth woman in Lancashire, and the twenty-second woman from a duchy county, to hold the office of High Sheriff. She was also the fifth member of the Parker family of Browsholme Hall to serve as High Sheriff of Lancashire.
Amanda Parker | |
|---|---|
| Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire | |
| Assumed office 2 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Preceded by | Charles Kay-Shuttleworth |
| High Sheriff of Lancashire | |
| In office 10 April 2015 – March 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Barry Johnson |
| Succeeded by | John Morris Barnett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amanda Jane Backhouse 1962 Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Robert Redmayne Parker (m. 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Newcastle University |
She is the current (commissioned 2023) Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, the first woman in Lancashire to ever have been appointed to the office.
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