Lurline Champagnie: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|British politician}} |
{{Short description|British politician}} |
||
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} |
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} |
||
'''Lurline Champagnie''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], (born 1935/1936 in Jamaica),<ref name=HT2/> is a British politician who became the first black woman to stand as a parliamentary candidate for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] in the [[1992 United Kingdom general election]], losing to future [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leader, [[Jeremy Corbyn]]. She was a Mayor in the [[London Borough of Harrow]], and a councillor for the [[Pinner]] ward, being the first black person to hold these positions.<ref name=HT/> |
'''Lurline Champagnie''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], (born 1935/1936 in Jamaica),<ref name=HT2/> is a British politician who became the first black woman to stand as a parliamentary candidate for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] in the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]], losing to future [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leader, [[Jeremy Corbyn]]. She was a Mayor in the [[London Borough of Harrow]], and a councillor for the [[Pinner]] ward, being the first black person to hold these positions.<ref name=HT/> |
||
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
She began her political career at the 1982 Tory party conference declaring: "I am Conservative, black and British, and I'm proud of all three",<ref name=HT/><ref name="Young"/><ref name="Clancy"/><ref name="Back & Solomos">{{cite book |last1=Back |first1=Les |last2=Solomos |first2=John |title=Race, Politics and Social Change |date=2002 |publisher=Routledge |page=159 |isbn=9781134885268 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5JSJAgAAQBAJ&q=%22Lurline+Champagnie%22+%22The+Sun%22&pg=PA159 |accessdate=30 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Hardman">{{cite news |last1=Hardman |first1=Robert |title=Favourite supplies usual fizz |work=The Daily Telegraph |issue=43641 |date=12 October 1995 |location=London, England |page=6}}</ref> for which she received a standing ovation.<ref name="Young"/><ref name="Clancy"/><ref name="Back & Solomos"/><ref name="Hardman"/> At the 1984 Tory party conference, Champagnie was caught up in the [[Brighton bombing]], and as a trained nurse, was able to administer help to the victims.<ref name=HT>{{cite news|url=https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/4825565.cllr-lurline-champagnie-given-obe-in-new-year-honours/|newspaper=[[Harrow Times]] | author=Tristin Kirk | date=31 December 2009 | accessdate=29 December 2019 | title=Cllr Lurline Champagnie given OBE in New Year Honours}}</ref> |
She began her political career at the 1982 Tory party conference declaring: "I am Conservative, black and British, and I'm proud of all three",<ref name=HT/><ref name="Young"/><ref name="Clancy"/><ref name="Back & Solomos">{{cite book |last1=Back |first1=Les |last2=Solomos |first2=John |title=Race, Politics and Social Change |date=2002 |publisher=Routledge |page=159 |isbn=9781134885268 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5JSJAgAAQBAJ&q=%22Lurline+Champagnie%22+%22The+Sun%22&pg=PA159 |accessdate=30 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Hardman">{{cite news |last1=Hardman |first1=Robert |title=Favourite supplies usual fizz |work=The Daily Telegraph |issue=43641 |date=12 October 1995 |location=London, England |page=6}}</ref> for which she received a standing ovation.<ref name="Young"/><ref name="Clancy"/><ref name="Back & Solomos"/><ref name="Hardman"/> At the 1984 Tory party conference, Champagnie was caught up in the [[Brighton bombing]], and as a trained nurse, was able to administer help to the victims.<ref name=HT>{{cite news|url=https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/4825565.cllr-lurline-champagnie-given-obe-in-new-year-honours/|newspaper=[[Harrow Times]] | author=Tristin Kirk | date=31 December 2009 | accessdate=29 December 2019 | title=Cllr Lurline Champagnie given OBE in New Year Honours}}</ref> |
||
In 1986, she was elected as a councillor for the ward of [[Pinner]], thus becoming the first black councillor in the [[London Borough of Harrow]].<ref name="Clancy">{{cite news |last1=Clancy |first1=Ray |title=Tory aiming for a place in history |work=The Times |issue=63845 |date=24 October 1990 |location=London, England |page=3}}</ref> She represented Pinner until 2010.<ref name=HT/> In 1992, when Champagnie stood for election to [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] in [[Islington North]], she became the first black woman to stand as a parliamentary candidate for the Conservatives.<ref name="Young"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/469f38ed17.html | title=Chronology for Afro-Caribbeans in the United Kingdom | accessdate=29 December 2019 | date=2004 | website=[[UNHCR]] | quote=Mar 19, 1992: Lurline Champagnie becomes the first black female Conservative candidate for parliament.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A woman's place is round the table |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/arts--television--a-womans-place-is-round-the-table-1574978.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=26 February 1995 |accessdate=22 May 2009 | location=London | first=Tim | last=Teeman}}</ref><ref name="Vita">{{cite news |last1=Vita |first1=Matthew C. |title=Political Potpourri. Minorities in Conservative Party reflect changing face of Britain |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41328362/political_potpourri_by_matthew_c_vita/ |accessdate=30 December 2019 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |date=21 September 1991 |location=Atlanta, Georgia, US |page=16}}</ref> In 2004, Champagnie became the first black Mayor of Harrow,<ref name=HT/> and in 2005 was runner-up in Britain's "Mayor of the Year Award".<ref name=CH/> |
In 1986, she was elected as a councillor for the ward of [[Pinner]], thus becoming the first black councillor in the [[London Borough of Harrow]].<ref name="Clancy">{{cite news |last1=Clancy |first1=Ray |title=Tory aiming for a place in history |work=The Times |issue=63845 |date=24 October 1990 |location=London, England |page=3}}</ref> She represented Pinner until 2010.<ref name=HT/> In 1992, when Champagnie stood for election to [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] in [[Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington North]], she became the first black woman to stand as a parliamentary candidate for the Conservatives.<ref name="Young"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/469f38ed17.html | title=Chronology for Afro-Caribbeans in the United Kingdom | accessdate=29 December 2019 | date=2004 | website=[[UNHCR]] | quote=Mar 19, 1992: Lurline Champagnie becomes the first black female Conservative candidate for parliament.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A woman's place is round the table |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/arts--television--a-womans-place-is-round-the-table-1574978.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=26 February 1995 |accessdate=22 May 2009 | location=London | first=Tim | last=Teeman}}</ref><ref name="Vita">{{cite news |last1=Vita |first1=Matthew C. |title=Political Potpourri. Minorities in Conservative Party reflect changing face of Britain |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41328362/political_potpourri_by_matthew_c_vita/ |accessdate=30 December 2019 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |date=21 September 1991 |location=Atlanta, Georgia, US |page=16}}</ref> In 2004, Champagnie became the first black Mayor of Harrow,<ref name=HT/> and in 2005 was runner-up in Britain's "Mayor of the Year Award".<ref name=CH/> |
||
In 2008, Champagnie became part of the [[Government Equalities Office]] cross-party task force in aid of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) women.<ref name=CH>{{cite web | title=Search for 100 Peers: Lurline Champagnie (Nomination by Andrew Rosindell MP) | author=Andrew Rosindell | author-link=Andrew Rosindell | website=Conservative Party | date=30 January 2009 | accessdate=29 December 2019 | url=https://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/01/search-for-1-24.html}}</ref><ref name=HT2>{{cite news | url=https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/4829205.singing-mayor-celebrates-obe-in-style/ | title='Singing mayor' celebrates OBE in style | newspaper=[[Harrow Times]] | author=Rebecca Lowe | date=3 January 2010 | accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref> |
In 2008, Champagnie became part of the [[Government Equalities Office]] cross-party task force in aid of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) women.<ref name=CH>{{cite web | title=Search for 100 Peers: Lurline Champagnie (Nomination by Andrew Rosindell MP) | author=Andrew Rosindell | author-link=Andrew Rosindell | website=Conservative Party | date=30 January 2009 | accessdate=29 December 2019 | url=https://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/01/search-for-1-24.html}}</ref><ref name=HT2>{{cite news | url=https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/4829205.singing-mayor-celebrates-obe-in-style/ | title='Singing mayor' celebrates OBE in style | newspaper=[[Harrow Times]] | author=Rebecca Lowe | date=3 January 2010 | accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref> |
||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
[[Category:Women councillors in England]] |
[[Category:Women councillors in England]] |
||
[[Category:Black British women politicians]] |
[[Category:Black British women politicians]] |
||
[[Category:Black British |
[[Category:Black British health professionals]] |
||
[[Category:Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates]] |
[[Category:Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates]] |
||
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] |
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] |
||
Latest revision as of 11:10, 21 February 2024
Lurline Champagnie OBE, (born 1935/1936 in Jamaica),[1] is a British politician who became the first black woman to stand as a parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party in the 1992 general election, losing to future Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. She was a Mayor in the London Borough of Harrow, and a councillor for the Pinner ward, being the first black person to hold these positions.[2]
Biography
[edit]Born in Jamaica, Champagnie emigrated to Britain in 1956.[2][3] She was first employed in London as a punch operator.[4] She trained as a nurse at Mount Vernon Hospital,[2][3][5] including time in the burns and plastic surgery unit.[2] After travelling to the US on a scholarship in 1964, she became aware of the possible supports available for women after mastectomies.[5] She worked for a prosthesis supplier, and then ran her own business catering for post-mastectomy patients.[5]
She began her political career at the 1982 Tory party conference declaring: "I am Conservative, black and British, and I'm proud of all three",[2][3][4][6][7] for which she received a standing ovation.[3][4][6][7] At the 1984 Tory party conference, Champagnie was caught up in the Brighton bombing, and as a trained nurse, was able to administer help to the victims.[2]
In 1986, she was elected as a councillor for the ward of Pinner, thus becoming the first black councillor in the London Borough of Harrow.[4] She represented Pinner until 2010.[2] In 1992, when Champagnie stood for election to Parliament in Islington North, she became the first black woman to stand as a parliamentary candidate for the Conservatives.[3][8][9][10] In 2004, Champagnie became the first black Mayor of Harrow,[2] and in 2005 was runner-up in Britain's "Mayor of the Year Award".[11]
In 2008, Champagnie became part of the Government Equalities Office cross-party task force in aid of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) women.[11][1]
In December 2009, Champagnie was appointed an OBE in the Queen's 2010 New Year Honours list.[2][1]
Personal life
[edit]Champagnie and her husband Clive have three sons.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rebecca Lowe (3 January 2010). "'Singing mayor' celebrates OBE in style". Harrow Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Tristin Kirk (31 December 2009). "Cllr Lurline Champagnie given OBE in New Year Honours". Harrow Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Young, Robin (23 October 1990). "First black woman to fight for Tories". The Times. No. 63844. London, England. p. 3.
- ^ a b c d e Clancy, Ray (24 October 1990). "Tory aiming for a place in history". The Times. No. 63845. London, England. p. 3.
- ^ a b c Nowicka, Pamela (6 May 1987). "Bringing back a smile". The Guardian. London, England. p. 10. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b Back, Les; Solomos, John (2002). Race, Politics and Social Change. Routledge. p. 159. ISBN 9781134885268. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b Hardman, Robert (12 October 1995). "Favourite supplies usual fizz". The Daily Telegraph. No. 43641. London, England. p. 6.
- ^ "Chronology for Afro-Caribbeans in the United Kingdom". UNHCR. 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
Mar 19, 1992: Lurline Champagnie becomes the first black female Conservative candidate for parliament.
- ^ Teeman, Tim (26 February 1995). "A woman's place is round the table". The Independent. London. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ Vita, Matthew C. (21 September 1991). "Political Potpourri. Minorities in Conservative Party reflect changing face of Britain". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia, US. p. 16. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b Andrew Rosindell (30 January 2009). "Search for 100 Peers: Lurline Champagnie (Nomination by Andrew Rosindell MP)". Conservative Party. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Lurline for London at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 July 2007)