She became a councillor for Oxford City Council in 1957 and was leader by 1967. Not long after, she was raised to the peerage on the advice of Edward Heath. Her life peerage was announced on 5 April 1971[2] and was raised to the peerage on 24 May 1971 as Baroness Young, of Farnworth in the County Palatine of Lancaster.[3][4] She became a government whip shortly after appointment and was subsequently promoted to minister of state in the Department for Education.[5] She joined the Cabinet on 15 September 1981, when she was appointed to be the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.[6] On 13 April 1982, she was appointed to be the Leader of the House of Lords and the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal,[7] posts which she kept for only 14 months, until 11 June 1983.[8] Thatcher thought that Young "was perhaps too consistent an advocate of caution on all occasions" and was not an effective leader in the Lords.[5] However, Young's colleagues disagreed, describing her as "bloody tough" and a "competent minister".[5]
She sat on the boards of large corporations such as NatWest and Marks & Spencer. In later life she was known for her staunch opposition to gay rights; as an obituary put it: "The wellspring of her moral activism was her belief in Christian marriage and family life, her concern for children's welfare and her belief that as a Conservative she should stand up against what she saw as the slide towards an entirely secular society."[9] She worked to try to stop legislation going through that would allow unmarried couples (including gay men and women) to adopt children,[9] and also led campaigns in the House of Lords to prevent equalisation of the age of consent for homosexual men with that of heterosexuals,[10] and also fought the repeal of Section 28.[9] She was ultimately defeated on all counts. Although she managed to delay the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales in 2000, after her death Section 28 was finally removed from the statute book in 2003.
Death
She died following a long battle with cancer on 6 September 2002, at the age of 75.[11]
Following her death, gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell declared that she had "poisoned society with prejudice and intolerance" and that "future historians will rank her alongside the defenders of apartheid. She supported homophobic discrimination to the last."[11]
References
^"Baroness Young of Farnworth: Obituary". BBC News Online. 6 September 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ abcLangdon, Julia (6 September 2002). "Lady Young of Farnworth". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^"Profile: Baroness Young". BBC News Online. 29 November 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ abRussell, Ben (7 September 2002). "Baroness Young, enemy of gay rights, dies at 75". The Independent. from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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Janet Mary Young Baroness Young PC DL nee Baker 23 October 1926 6 September 2002 was a British Conservative Party politician She served as the first ever female Leader of the House of Lords from 1981 to 1983 first as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and from 1982 as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal She was the only woman ever appointed to the Cabinet by Margaret Thatcher The Right HonourableThe Baroness YoungPC DLMinister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsIn office 13 June 1983 13 June 1987Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherPreceded byThe Lord BelsteadSucceeded byThe Lord GlenarthurLeader of the House of LordsIn office 14 September 1981 11 June 1983Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherPreceded byThe Lord SoamesSucceeded byThe Viscount WhitelawLord Keeper of the Privy SealIn office 7 April 1982 11 June 1983Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherPreceded byHumphrey AtkinsSucceeded byJohn BiffenChancellor of the Duchy of LancasterIn office 14 September 1981 7 April 1982Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherPreceded byFrancis PymSucceeded byCecil ParkinsonMinister of State for Education and ScienceIn office 7 May 1979 14 September 1981Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherPreceded byGordon OakesSucceeded byPaul ChannonParliamentary Under Secretary of State for EnvironmentIn office 5 June 1973 4 March 1974Prime MinisterEdward HeathPreceded byThe Lord SandfordSucceeded byGerald KaufmanBaroness in WaitingGovernment WhipIn office 21 April 1972 5 June 1973Prime MinisterEdward HeathPreceded byNew appointmentSucceeded byThe Lord Strathcona and Mount RoyalMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 24 May 1971 6 September 2002Life PeeragePersonal detailsBorn 1926 10 23 23 October 1926Died6 September 2002 2002 09 06 aged 75 Political partyConservativeAlma materYale UniversitySt Anne s College Oxford Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Death 4 ReferencesEarly life EditBorn in 1926 she went to the mainly boys Dragon School in Oxford where she played rugby and cricket and then to Headington School During World War II she studied at Yale and then took an MA in philosophy politics and economics at St Anne s College Oxford She married the academic chemist Geoffrey Tyndale Young 1915 2014 and had three daughters 1 Political career EditShe became a councillor for Oxford City Council in 1957 and was leader by 1967 Not long after she was raised to the peerage on the advice of Edward Heath Her life peerage was announced on 5 April 1971 2 and was raised to the peerage on 24 May 1971 as Baroness Young of Farnworth in the County Palatine of Lancaster 3 4 She became a government whip shortly after appointment and was subsequently promoted to minister of state in the Department for Education 5 She joined the Cabinet on 15 September 1981 when she was appointed to be the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 6 On 13 April 1982 she was appointed to be the Leader of the House of Lords and the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal 7 posts which she kept for only 14 months until 11 June 1983 8 Thatcher thought that Young was perhaps too consistent an advocate of caution on all occasions and was not an effective leader in the Lords 5 However Young s colleagues disagreed describing her as bloody tough and a competent minister 5 She sat on the boards of large corporations such as NatWest and Marks amp Spencer In later life she was known for her staunch opposition to gay rights as an obituary put it The wellspring of her moral activism was her belief in Christian marriage and family life her concern for children s welfare and her belief that as a Conservative she should stand up against what she saw as the slide towards an entirely secular society 9 She worked to try to stop legislation going through that would allow unmarried couples including gay men and women to adopt children 9 and also led campaigns in the House of Lords to prevent equalisation of the age of consent for homosexual men with that of heterosexuals 10 and also fought the repeal of Section 28 9 She was ultimately defeated on all counts Although she managed to delay the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales in 2000 after her death Section 28 was finally removed from the statute book in 2003 Death EditShe died following a long battle with cancer on 6 September 2002 at the age of 75 11 Following her death gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell declared that she had poisoned society with prejudice and intolerance and that future historians will rank her alongside the defenders of apartheid She supported homophobic discrimination to the last 11 References Edit Baroness Young of Farnworth Obituary BBC News Online 6 September 2002 Retrieved 15 December 2020 No 45336 The London Gazette Supplement 5 April 1971 p 3333 No 45377 The London Gazette 25 May 1971 p 5449 No 18993 The Edinburgh Gazette 25 May 1971 p 387 a b c Reeves Rachel 7 March 2019 Women of Westminster the MPs who changed politics London ISBN 978 1 78831 677 4 OCLC 1084655208 No 48741 The London Gazette 18 September 1981 p 11857 No 48952 The London Gazette 16 April 1982 p 5169 No 49398 The London Gazette Supplement 27 June 1983 p 8479 a b c Langdon Julia 6 September 2002 Lady Young of Farnworth The Guardian Retrieved 10 January 2016 Profile Baroness Young BBC News Online 29 November 2000 Retrieved 10 January 2016 a b Russell Ben 7 September 2002 Baroness Young enemy of gay rights dies at 75 The Independent Archived from the original on 15 December 2020 Retrieved 15 December 2020 Political officesPreceded byChristopher Soames Leader of the House of Lords1981 1983 Succeeded byThe Viscount WhitelawPreceded byFrancis Pym Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster1981 1982 Succeeded byCecil ParkinsonPreceded byHumphrey Atkins Lord Privy Seal1982 1983 Succeeded byJohn BiffenParty political officesPreceded byThe Lord Soames Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords1981 1983 Succeeded byThe Viscount Whitelaw Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Janet Young Baroness Young amp oldid 1092743453, 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