The Lady Borwick | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kensington | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
| Succeeded by | Emma Dent Coad |
| 5th Deputy Mayor of London | |
| In office 9 May 2012 – 13 May 2015 | |
| Mayor | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Richard Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Roger Evans |
| Member of the London Assembly as the 3rd Additional Member | |
| In office 1 May 2008 – 16 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Tope |
| Succeeded by | Kemi Badenoch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victoria Lorne Peta Poore 26 April 1956 London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
5th Baron Borwick |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | Mayoral website Parliament biography |
Victoria Lorne Peta Borwick, Baroness Borwick (née Poore, 26 April 1956),[1] is a British politician.
A member of the Conservative Party, she served as the Member of Parliament for Kensington from 2015 to 2017,[2] becoming the first MP for Kensington to lose the seat to the Opposition.
Prior to entering politics, Borwick pursued a career in event management, working in senior management for P&O and DMG World Media. After joining Conservative Party HQ as fundraising director, she became a councillor in Kensington and Chelsea and a Member of the London Assembly (MLA) from 2008 to 2015, serving as Deputy Mayor of London from 2012 to 2015.[3]
- ^ Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 3173 (Poore, Bt). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Slawson, Nicola (9 June 2017). "Labour rounds off remarkable election with narrow victory in Kensington". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Debrett's biographies.