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in the House of Lords between 1990 and 1995, and Opposition Spokeswoman on Housing, Local Government, the Environment, Disability and Social Security from 1990. While in opposition she carried through the Lords the proposals for pension sharing on divorce which have now become law.
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from 1968 to 1991, and as Leader of the Council from 1983 to 1988. Hollis served on the
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and the author of several books on women's history and on labour history. Her book
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Hollis was criticised in 2009 when it was claimed that she and her partner,
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Hollis died in October 2018, aged 77, following a long illness.
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She was a lecturer in modern history, reader and Dean at the
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from 1967 until 1990. Amongst her academic publications was
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865–1914
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security
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From Suffrage to Citizenship – celebrating 100 pioneers
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Baldwin, Anne; Robinson, Jane; Clarke, Lesley (2018).
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Oxford University Press. p. 566. 816: 1702:Fellows of the Royal Historical Society 204:1 June 1990 – 13 October 2018 1712:Life peeresses created by Elizabeth II 1649: 934: 850: 542:in 1999, which allowed her to use the 459:Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1061: 901:Sanghani, Radhika (27 October 2015). 896: 894: 730: 449:on 1 June 1990 and was an Opposition 1707:Fellows of Girton College, Cambridge 760:PoliticsHome.com (24 January 2013). 755: 753: 726: 724: 722: 720: 609: 538:She was sworn in as a member of the 1667:Alumni of Girton College, Cambridge 793:"Obituary: Professor Martin Hollis" 564:On 2 June 2001 she was awarded the 540:Privy Council of the United Kingdom 70:11 June 2001 – 10 May 2005 13: 1672:Alumni of Nuffield College, Oxford 891: 832:. Women's Local Government Society 495:for the history book of the year. 378: 135:6 May 1997 – 11 June 2001 14: 1738: 750: 717: 405: 1041: 996:"Baroness Patricia Hollis – ARU" 968: 804:from the original on 25 May 2022 613: 498: 491:for political biography and the 463:Department for Work and Pensions 1053:Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages 1023: 1002: 988: 962: 928: 441:She was created a life peer as 414:constituency for Labour at the 182:(as PUSS for Work and Pensions) 871: 784: 731:Bloom, Dan (15 October 2018). 691: 670: 652: 416:February 1974 general election 410:Patricia Hollis contested the 30:The Baroness Hollis of Heigham 1: 1727:Deputy lieutenants of Norfolk 887:. 6 June 1990. p. 10163. 645: 467:Department of Social Security 105:(as PUSS for Social Security) 1717:Labour Party (UK) life peers 935:Prince, Rosa (3 June 2009). 549:In 1994 she was awarded the 531:benches. She took the title 445:, of Heigham in the City of 318: 188:Member of the House of Lords 116:The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath 16:British Baroness (1941–2018) 7: 348:from 1962 to 1964), and at 10: 1743: 1687:Columbia University alumni 533:Baroness Hollis of Heigham 513: 443:Baroness Hollis of Heigham 1609: 1510: 1387: 1288: 1187: 1096: 851:Hollis, Patricia (1989). 478:Girton College, Cambridge 385:University of East Anglia 334:Girton College, Cambridge 282: 269:Girton College, Cambridge 262: 252: 236: 221: 216: 212: 197: 186: 173: 161: 149: 139: 128: 121: 109: 96: 84: 74: 63: 56: 52: 43: 23: 1199:F. S. L. Lyons 1195:R. J. W. Evans 570:Doctor of the University 559:Anglia Ruskin University 476:, an honorary fellow of 474:Royal Historical Society 472:She was a Fellow of the 338:University of California 324:Early life and education 273:University of California 1237:Richard Davenport-Hines 762:"Anything but retiring" 579:She was appointed as a 505:Lord Howarth of Newport 330:Plympton Grammar School 328:Hollis was educated at 438:from 1983 until 1997. 402:from 1988 until 1991. 1090:Wolfson History Prize 493:Wolfson History Prize 424:1979 general election 420:October 1974 election 358:civil rights movement 1588:Christopher de Hamel 627:adding missing items 604:Norwich City Council 594:She was awarded the 544:post-nominal Letters 428:Norwich City Council 344:(both where she was 26:The Right Honourable 1692:English biographers 1623:Sudhir Hazareesingh 1562:Catherine Merridale 1501:Margaret M. McGowan 1447:Diarmaid MacCulloch 1300:Donald Cameron Watt 1296:Richard A. 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Index

The Right Honourable
PC
DL

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Elizabeth II
Tony Blair
The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security
Elizabeth II
Tony Blair
Oliver Heald
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Life Peerage
Labour
Alma mater
Girton College, Cambridge
University of California
Columbia University
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DL
Labour
House of Lords
United Kingdom
Plympton Grammar School
Girton College, Cambridge
University of California
Columbia University
Harkness Fellow

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