Baroness Castle of Blackburn

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Baroness_Castle_of_Blackburn
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:peer
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_Hugh's_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Barbara_Castle
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Barbara_Anne_Betts
gptkbp:child none
gptkbp:createdPeerage 1990
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1910-10-06
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 2002-05-03
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baroness Castle of Blackburn
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Blackburn
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork introduction of seat belt legislation
introduction of the Equal Pay Act 1970
introduction of the breathalyser
gptkbp:occupation journalist
politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Chesterfield,_Derbyshire,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Chiltern,_Buckinghamshire,_England
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:First_Secretary_of_State
gptkb:Minister_of_Transport
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Social_Services
gptkb:Minister_for_Overseas_Development
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Blackburn
gptkbp:signature Barbara Castle signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ted_Castle
gptkbp:termEnd 1979
gptkbp:termStart 1945
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baroness_Castle_of_Blackburn
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Barbara_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5