Baroness Amos of Brondesbury in the London Borough of Brent

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Baroness Amos of Brondesbury in the London Borough of Brent is the life peerage held by Valerie Amos, a British Labour politician and diplomat who became the first Black woman to serve as a UK cabinet minister and later as UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf life peerage
associatedLocalAuthorityArea London Borough of Brent
associatedPlace Brondesbury
country United Kingdom
creationType life peerage under the Life Peerages Act 1958
entitlesTo seat in the House of Lords
genderOfHolder female
holder Valerie Amos
holderFullName Valerie Ann Amos
linked to: Valerie Amos
holderHonorificPrefix The Right Honourable
holderNotablePosition UK cabinet minister
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
holderOccupation diplomat
politician
holderPoliticalParty Labour Party
linked to: Labour Party (UK)
jurisdiction United Kingdom Parliament
linked to: British Parliament
legislativeBody House of Lords
monarchAtCreation Elizabeth II
notableFor being held by a former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
being held by the first Black woman to serve as a UK cabinet minister
peerageOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
politicalAffiliationOfHolder Labour Party
linked to: Labour Party (UK)
style Baroness Amos
territorialDesignation of Brondesbury in the London Borough of Brent

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Valerie Amos title Baroness Amos of Brondesbury in the London Borough of Brent
subject linked to: Baroness Valerie Amos
Baroness Amos lifePeerageTitle Baroness Amos, of Brondesbury in the London Borough of Brent
linked to: Baroness Amos of Brondesbury in the London Borough of Brent