Jean Denton, Baroness Denton of Wakefield

The Baroness Denton of Wakefield
Parliamentaey Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
20 July 1994 – 2 May 1997
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Earl of Arran
Succeeded byThe Lord Dubs
Parliamentaey Under-Secretary of State for Environment
In office
16 September 1993 – 11 January 1994
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Lord Strathclyde
Succeeded byThe Earl of Arran
Parliamentaey Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
In office
14 April 1992 – 16 September 1993
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Lord Reay
Succeeded byThe Lord Strathclyde
Baroness-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
January 1992 – 15 April 1992
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded bynew appointment
Succeeded byThe Baroness Trumpington
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
11 June 1991 – 5 February 2001
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born(1935-12-29)29 December 1935
Wakefield, England
Died5 February 2001(2001-02-05) (aged 65)
London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Tony Denton
(m. 1959; div. 1974)
Alma materLondon School of Economics

Jean Denton, Baroness Denton of Wakefield, CBE (29 December 1935 – 5 February 2001) was a British businesswoman, racing driver and Conservative Party politician.