Barbara Castle Barbara Castle Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, PC, GCOT ("née" Betts; 6 October 1910 – 3 May 2002) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979, making her the longest-serving female MP in the history of the House of Commons until that record was broken in 2007 by Gwyneth Dunwoody. She later became the Member of the European Parliament for Greater Manchester from 1979 to 1989 and subsequently a member of the House of Lords, having been granted a life peerage in 1990. One of the most significant
Simone Finn, Baroness Finn She also voiced her support for the Swansea tidal lagoon project. Simone Finn, Baroness Finn Simone Jari Finn, Baroness Finn (born 10 June 1968) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. She is a former government adviser on industrial relations, efficiency and civil service reform. She is also a qualified accountant and a strong advocate of diversity. Simone Finn was born in the USA to a Welsh mother and a father who had defected from Communist Czechoslovakia. She grew up in Swansea and attended her local comprehensive school. She graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford