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| − | '''Mary Teresa Goudie, Baroness Goudie''' (born 2 September, 1946) is a Labour member of [House of Lords]]. According to the Scotsman which named her as 13th most poweful woman in Scotland in 2004, 'Baroness Mary Goudie is one of Scottish Labour’s most prolific and accomplished networkers. The life peer was a close friend of the late [[Donald Dewar]], and she is close to [[Gordon Brown]] and [[Wendy Alexander]]. However, her friendship with leading lights in the Brown camp has not stopped her from forming close links with both [[Tony Blair|Tony]] and [[Cherie Blair]]. Baroness Goudie is the founder of the exclusive [[Aeolus]] networking dinner club.'{{ref|Scots}} | + | '''Mary Teresa Goudie, Baroness Goudie''' (born 2 September, 1946) is a Labour member of [[House of Lords]]. According to the ''Scotsman'' which named her as 13th most poweful woman in Scotland in 2004, 'Baroness Mary Goudie is one of Scottish Labour’s most prolific and accomplished networkers. The life peer was a close friend of the late [[Donald Dewar]], and she is close to [[Gordon Brown]] and [[Wendy Alexander]]. However, her friendship with leading lights in the Brown camp has not stopped her from forming close links with both [[Tony Blair|Tony]] and [[Cherie Blair]]. Baroness Goudie is the founder of the exclusive [[Aeolus]] networking dinner club.'{{ref|Scots}} |
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Mary Teresa Goudie, Baroness Goudie (born 2 September, 1946) is a Labour member of House of Lords. According to the Scotsman which named her as 13th most poweful woman in Scotland in 2004, 'Baroness Mary Goudie is one of Scottish Labour’s most prolific and accomplished networkers. The life peer was a close friend of the late Donald Dewar, and she is close to Gordon Brown and Wendy Alexander. However, her friendship with leading lights in the Brown camp has not stopped her from forming close links with both Tony and Cherie Blair. Baroness Goudie is the founder of the exclusive Aeolus networking dinner club.'[1]
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Afilliations
- director of the House magazine
- director of the Hansard Society
- PigyBankKids, trustee
- Secretary of the Scottish Industry Forum.
- member of the Napier University Court [2]
- Patron of the National Science Club
From the Register of Lords Interests, December 2006
Remunerated directorships
- MTG One Ltd (strategic and management consultancy)
- Chairman, Stakeholders
Visits
- Visit to Jordan (10-14 June 2006) to attend a conference - fare paid personally, accommodation paid by Global Women's Action Network for Children
Office-holder in voluntary organisations
- Trustee of PiggyBankKids
- Board member, Pfizer Foundation UK
Voluntary organisations
- Member of the APEX/GMB Trade Union
- Member of the Labour Party
- Member of the Society of Labour Lawyers
- Member of the Merchants House of Glasgow
- Patron of the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
Career
- 1990-1995 European director of public affairs for the World Wide Fund for Nature (UK)
- 1995-1998 public affairs consultant.
- 1998 made a Life peer as Baroness Goudie, of Roundwood in the London Borough of Brent.
- 1998-2006 Strategic and Management Consultant for the Worldwide Fund for Nature.
External links
- Announcement of her introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 27 July 1998
Notes
- ^Gillian Bowditch, 'Scotland's top 50 powerful women'The Scotsman, Tue 31 Aug 2004.
