Virginia Bottomley

The Baroness Bottomley
of Nettlestone
Official portrait, 2018
Shadow Secretary of State for National Heritage
In office
2 May 1997 – 11 June 1997
LeaderJohn Major
Preceded byJack Cunningham
Succeeded byFrancis Maude
Secretary of State for National Heritage
In office
5 July 1995 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byStephen Dorrell
Succeeded byChris Smith
Secretary of State for Health
In office
10 April 1992 – 5 July 1995
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byWilliam Waldegrave
Succeeded byStephen Dorrell
Minister of State for Health
In office
28 October 1989 – 10 April 1992
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byAnthony Trafford
Succeeded byBrian Mawhinney
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment
In office
25 July 1988 – 28 October 1989
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byDavid Trippier
Succeeded byDavid Heathcoat-Amory
Chancellor of the University of Hull
In office
12 April 2006 – 1 July 2023
Vice ChancellorDave Petley (2022-23)
Preceded byRobert Armstrong
Succeeded byAlan Johnson
Parliamentary representation
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
24 June 2005
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for South West Surrey
In office
4 May 1984 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byMaurice Macmillan
Succeeded byJeremy Hunt
Personal details
Born (1948-03-12) 12 March 1948 (age 76)[1]
Dunoon, Scotland
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 1967)
ChildrenJosh · Cecilia · Adela
EducationPutney High School
Alma materUniversity of Essex (BA)
London School of Economics (MA)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, PC DL (née Garnett, born 12 March 1948) is a British Conservative Party politician and headhunter. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons from 1984 to 2005. She became a member of the House of Lords in 2005.

  1. ^ "Mrs Virginia Bottomley (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Virginia Bottomley". Front Row. 25 April 2013. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.