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Christine Humphreys

The Right Honourable The Baroness Humphreys


Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Wales
In office 20 June 2017 – 21 August 2019
Leader	Vince Cable Jo Swinson
Preceded by	Mark Williams
Succeeded by	Jane Dodds
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 September 2013 Life Peerage
Member of the Welsh Assembly for North Wales
In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2001
Preceded by	New Assembly
Succeeded by	Eleanor Burnham

Personal details
Political party	Liberal Democrats

Christine Mary Humphreys, Baroness Humphreys, is a Welsh Liberal Democrats peer and leader of the party's group in the House of Lords.

Humphreys is also a former President of the Welsh Liberal Democrats and was a Member of the Welsh Assembly for the North Wales regional constituency from 1999 to 2001. She has also been the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Wales since 2015.

Before winning election to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 she was a teacher and Head of Vocational Education in a Welsh Medium School in her home county of Conwy.

Political career

At the inaugural Assembly Election in 1999 she won a North Wales seat. She resigned on 22 March 2001 for health reasons and was succeeded by fellow Liberal Democrat Eleanor Burnham as Assembly Member for North Wales.

In November 2007 she was elected President of the party, defeating Bob Barton and John Last. She went on to serve two terms as party president, including one term as honorary president of the Welsh Young Liberals.

In August 2013 she was appointed a working peer,^[1] but she has said that she favours Lords Reform.^[2] She was created a life peer on 18 September 2013 taking the title Baroness Humphreys. of Llanrwst in the County of Conwy, and made a point of taking the oath in her native Welsh instead of the traditional English.^[3] Her maiden speech in the Lords focused on the significance of Welsh-language broadcasting.^[4]

References

^ "Peerages for ex-AMs Nick Bourne and Christine Humphreys". BBC News. August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ "New Lib Dem peer Christine Humphreys wants elected second chamber". BBC. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
^ "No. 60635". The London Gazette. 23 September 2013. p. 18709.
^ "Baroness Christine Humphreys' maiden speech". Liberal Democrat Voice. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

Profile on BBC website September 1999

External links

Welsh Liberal Democrats Website
BBC News item of the resignation of Christine Humphreys

Senedd
New office	Assembly Member for North Wales 1999–2001	Succeeded by Eleanor Burnham
Political offices
Preceded by Rob Humphreys	President of the Welsh Liberal Democrats 2007–2013	Succeeded by John Last