The Baroness Gardner of Parkes | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Life peerage 23 June 1981 – 14 April 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rachel Trixie Anne McGirr 17 July 1927 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 14 April 2024 (aged 96) London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Kevin Gardner
(m. 1956; died 2007) |
| Relations | Greg McGirr (father) James McGirr (uncle) Patrick McGirr (uncle) Joe McGirr (nephew) |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Rachel Trixie Anne Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes, AM, JP[1] (née McGirr; 17 July 1927 – 14 April 2024) was an Australian-born British dentist and Conservative member of the House of Lords, in which she served for over 40 years.[2] She was the first Australian woman to have been elevated to the peerage, and was the senior life peer in the House of Lords at the time of her death.
- ^ "Ministers' Interests" (PDF). UK Cabinet Office.
- ^ "Baroness Gardner - Guest Speaker". Independent New South Wales. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2007.