Angela Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond

Angela Felicity Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond DL (born 4 January 1944) is a Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. She is the Chair and a Trustee of the Industry and Parliament Trust. The daughter of Reverend George Hamilton Richards and Eva nee Lindley, she was educated at Canon Slade Grammar School in Bolton and at Ealing Hotel and Catering College. Harris worked as an Air Stewardess prior to a career in local government. After moving to Richmond, North Yorkshire she was elected to Richmond Town Council and Richmondshire District Council serving as both Mayor and Chairman. She was elected to North Yorkshire County Council in 1981. Angela Harris was a member of North Yorkshire County Council from 1981 to 2001...