The Baroness Wilcox | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual Property | |
In office 11 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | David Lammy |
Succeeded by | The Lord Marland |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 16 January 1996 – 17 December 2020 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Judith Ann Freeman 31 October 1939 Plymouth, Devon, England |
Spouses | Keith Davenport
(m. 1961; div. 1979)Sir Malcolm Wilcox
(m. 1986; died 1986) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | John Freeman Elsie Finch |
Alma mater | University of Plymouth (BA) |
Judith Ann Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox (née Freeman; born 31 October 1939) is a businesswoman and a life peer.[1] She was awarded her peerage in 1996 as one of the first Working Peers for her services to Consumer Services. She sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative until her retirement in 2020.
She was appointed Under-Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills (Intellectual Property) from 2010 to 2012.[1] She has been a member of the European Union Select Committee since 2015,[1] working closely with Government departments planning the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.