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The Countess of Swinton | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2019 | |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 25 February 1970 – 12 March 2023 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Susan Lilian Primrose Sinclair 14 April 1935 |
Died | 12 March 2023 Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England | (aged 87)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Crossbench |
Spouse | |
Alma mater | Royal Polytechnic Institution (now University of Westminster) |
Sports career | |
Medal record | |
Susan Lilian Primrose Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton, Baroness Masham of Ilton, DL (née Sinclair; 14 April 1935 – 12 March 2023) was a British crossbench member of the House of Lords, disability campaigner and Paralympic athlete.[1] She was the founder and life-long president of the Spinal Injuries Association.[2] She was Vice President of the Snowdon Trust, founded by the Earl of Snowdon, which provides grants and scholarships for students with disabilities.[3] Her 53 years' membership of the House of Lords was the longest of any female peer.[1]