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'''Pauline Perry, Baroness Perry of Southwark''' (born Pauline Welch 15 October 1931) is an educationalist, a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and a member of the British [[House of Lords]]. She was [[Chief Inspector of Schools]] in England.

Perry was educated at [[Wolverhampton Girls' High School]] and [[Girton College, Cambridge]]. In 1952 she married [[George Perry]] and had three sons and a daughter. She became a teacher and philosophy lecturer, working in England, Canada and the United States.

In 1970, Perry joined HM Inspectorate at the [[Department of Education and Science (UK)|Department of Education and Science]], and was appointed Chief Inspector of Schools in 1981. In 1986 she became vice-chancellor of [[London South Bank University|South Bank Polytechnic]], serving during its transition to a university. She subsequently held other roles in [[higher education]], including pro-chancellor of the [[University of Surrey]] and President of [[Lucy Cavendish College]], Cambridge. She has also been active in the [[Southwark Cathedral]] and [[Church of England]] community and the City of London.

Perry was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 1991 and became a life peer as '''Baroness Perry of Southwark''', of Charlbury in the County of Oxfordshire the same year. She sits on the Conservative Party benches.

==Appointments==

* President, Council for Independent Further Education
* President, Foundation for Higher Education
* President, Westminster & City Branch of Chartered Management Institute
* Chair of [[City & Guild]]s Quality and Standards Committee
* Governor of [[Gresham's School]], Holt
* Chair of Governors and Trustee of [[Roehampton Institute]], [[University of Surrey]]
* Pro-Chancellor and Member of Council, University of Surrey
* Trustee, Bacon's City Technology College
* Trustee, Cambridge University Foundation
* Trustee, Daphne Jackson Memorial Trust
* Companion of the Institute of Management
* Member of the [[Institute of Directors]]
* Member of the [[International Women's Forum]]
* Liveryman of the [[Worshipful Company of Bakers]]
* Honorary Liveryman of the [[Worshipful Company of Fishmongers]]
*[[TOAST]], Parliamentary Patron (according to the TOAST website)
==Sources==

[http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld/ldreg/reg19.htm House of Lords Register of Interests: Baroness Perry of Southwark]

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 * Vice-president City and Guilds of London Institute (1994–99)
 * On Scrutiny of Delegated Power (1994–98)
-*[[A Very Light Sleeper: The Persistence and Dangers of Antisemitism - Review by the Runnymede Commission on Antisemitism]] - Commission member
+*[[A Very Light Sleeper: The Persistence and Dangers of Antisemitism - Review by the Runnymede Commission on Antisemitism]] - Commission member, 1994.
 * Chairman DTI Export Group of Education and Training Sector (1993–98)
 * National Adv. [[Council on Education and Training Targets]] (1993–98)

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 ==Career==
-[[File:PPERRY1998.jpg|thumb|left|Baroness Perry of Southwark]]
 In 1970, Perry joined HM Inspectorate at the [[Department of Education and Science (UK)|Department of Education and Science]], and was appointed Chief Inspector in 1981. In 1986 she became [[Vice-Chancellor]] and Chief Executive of [[London South Bank University|South Bank Polytechnic]], and serving during its transition to a university became the first woman in history to run a British university. In 1994 she was elected President of [[Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge]].<ref>[http://www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/honorary-fellows Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge website]; lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk; accessed 1 April 2016.</ref> and served as Head of House for 7 years until 2001. She subsequently held other roles including pro-chancellor of the [[University of Surrey]] 2001–2005, Chair of Governors at Roehampton Institute 2001–2005 (which was granted university status in 2003).

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