The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE
Biography
Baroness Anelay was Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union from 12 June 2017 to 27 October 2017. She is a Conservative member of the House of Lords.
Education
She was educated at Enfield County School and Bristol, London and Brunel Universities.
Political career
Baroness Anelay was raised to the peerage in 1996 and served as an Opposition Spokesperson for various departments until being appointed Opposition Chief Whip in 2007. She was appointed the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict in June 2015. Prior to this she was Chief Whip in the House of Lords and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. She was made a Privy Counsellor in 2009.
She was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in August 2014. From July to October 2016 she had additional responsibility at the Department for International Development.
Career outside politics
Baroness Anelay was a history teacher between 1969 and 1974 and served as a magistrate between 1985 and 1997. She was also associated with the Citizens Advice Bureau in Woking from 1976 to 2010, including periods as a voluntary adviser, Chairman of the Management Committee and President of the CAB.
Personal life
Baroness Anelay has been married to Richard Anelay QC since 1970.