Anne McIntosh
Anne Caroline Ballingall McIntosh, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (born 20 September 1954) is a British politician who has been a life peer since 2015.
The Right Honourable The Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee | |
| In office 10 June 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Jack |
| Succeeded by | Neil Parish |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2015 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Thirsk and Malton Vale of York (1997–2010) | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Hollinrake |
| Member of the European Parliament for Essex North and Suffolk South Essex North East (1989–1994) | |
| In office 25 July 1989 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Preceded by | David Curry |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1954 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | John Harvey |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Website | www.annemcintosh.org.uk |
A member of the Conservative Party, McIntosh represented the Thirsk and Malton constituency in the House of Commons as its Member of Parliament (MP) from 2010 to 2015, having been the MP for Vale of York from 1997, as well as previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 1999. McIntosh was not reselected by her Thirsk and Malton constituency association on 31 January 2014, although she continued to represent the Conservative Party in Parliament until the 2015 general election.
She was given a life peerage in the 2015 Dissolution Honours and created Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, of the Vale of York in the County of North Yorkshire, on 6 October. Since October 2015, she has sat in the House of Lords.