Wendy Nichols, Baroness Nichols of Selby
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The Baroness Nichols of Selby | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 31 January 2025 Life peerage | |
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Political party | Labour |
Wendy Ruth Nichols, Baroness Nichols of Selby OBE is a British politician, trade unionist and life peer.
Early life
[edit]Nichols is from Selby in North Yorkshire.[1]
Career
[edit]Nichols is UNISON Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Convenor and Branch Secretary, and a Labour Councillor.[2]
Nichols was nominated for a life peerage in December 2024 by Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the Labour Party as part of the 2024 Political Peerages and was created Baroness Nichols of Selby, of Selby in the County of North Yorkshire on 31 January 2025.[2][3]
Honours
[edit]In the 2024 Birthday Honours, Nichols was awarded an OBE for political service.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "UNISON members recognised in honours list | UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside". 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ a b "Political Peerages December 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "No. 64650". The London Gazette. 6 February 2025. p. 2098.
- ^ "All of the Yorkshire folk who have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours 2024". Yorkshire Post. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-12-20.