The Baroness O'Neill of Bexley | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 7 November 2022 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1961 Camberwell, London |
| Political party | Conservative |
Teresa Ann Jude O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, OBE (born 18 July 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician, leader of Bexley London Borough Council, co-president of London Councils and Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association.[1]
In the 2022 Special Honours, it was announced that she would receive a life peerage.[2] On 7 November 2022, she was created Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, of Crook Log in the London Borough of Bexley.[3]
Born to David O'Neill and Bridget (Breeda) O'Neill in Camberwell, south London, Teresa had a career in finance before becoming a councillor in Bexley in 1998. She has been leader of the council since 2008.[1]
References
- 1 2 "O'Neill of Bexley, Baroness, (Teresa Ann Jude O'Neill) (born 18 July 1961)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u297879. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ↑ "Political Peerages 2022". gov.uk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ↑ "Baroness O'Neill of Bexley". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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