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Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, CH, PC was a British politician and academic who represented the Liberal Democrats. Originally a Labour Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, she was one of the 'Gang of Four' rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party in 1981. Her career in politics spanned more than 50 years, after she first entered Parliament as the Labour MP for Hitchin in 1964. She retired from political life in 2016, after leading the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords.
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Movies 5
TV Shows 4
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Question Time (1979)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1930-07-27
Deathday2021-04-11 (90 years old)
Birth NameShirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Catlin
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
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RelationshipsRichard Neustadt (1987 - 2003), Bernard Williams (1955 - 1974)
ChildrenRebecca Williams
FatherGeorge Catlin
MotherVera Brittain
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known As Baroness Williams of Crosby
AwardsCompanion of Honour, Fulbright Program, Fulbright Scholarship
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