Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
Emma Harriet Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (born 16 October 1941) is a British politician, who has been a life peer since 1997. She was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon in 1987, before switching to the Liberal Democrats in 1995. She was also the Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for South East England from 1999 to 2009. In 2016, she announced she was re-joining the Conservative Party "with tremendous pleasure". In 2017, Baroness Nicholson was appointed as Prime Minister's Trade Envoy for Kazakhstan.
The Right Honourable The Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 3 November 1997 Life Peerage | |
| Member of the European Parliament for South East England | |
| In office 10 June 1999 – 4 June 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Bearder |
| Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Mills |
| Succeeded by | John Burnett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emma Harriet Nicholson 16 October 1941 Oxford, England |
| Political party | Conservative (before 1995; since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Democrats (1995–Jul. 2016) Non-affiliated (Jul.–Sept. 2016) |
| Spouse |
Sir Michael Harris Caine
(m. 1987; died 1999) |
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