Judith Jolly, Baroness Jolly

The Baroness Jolly
Official portrait, 2019
Liberal Democrats Spokesperson for Health
In office
12 October 2017 – 21 August 2019
LeaderVince Cable
Jo Swinson
Preceded byNorman Lamb
Succeeded byVince Cable (Health and Social Care)
Liberal Democrats Spokesperson for Defence
In office
16 July 2015 – 12 October 2017
LeaderTim Farron
Vince Cable
Preceded byNick Harvey
Succeeded byThe Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Baroness-in-Waiting
Government Whip
In office
7 October 2013 – 8 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Baroness Garden of Frognal
Succeeded byThe Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
24 December 2010 – 31 July 2024
Life peerage
Personal details
Born (1951-04-27) 27 April 1951 (age 73)
Leamington Spa, England
Political partyLiberal Democrats
EducationUniversity of Leeds
University of Nottingham

Judith Anne Jolly, Baroness Jolly (born 27 April 1951), is a Liberal Democrat life peer. She was raised to the peerage in 2010 and was introduced to the House of Lords in January 2011. Her maiden speech was made within a week on health issues and she immediately became involved in briefings on the Health and Social Care Bill.