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Born in [[Jamaica]], Champagnie emigrated to Britain in 1956.<ref name=HT/><ref name="Young"/> She was first employed in London as a [[Punched card|punch]] operator.<ref name="Clancy"/> She trained as a nurse at [[Mount Vernon Hospital]],<ref name=HT/><ref name="Young">{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Robin |title=First black woman to fight for Tories |work=The Times |issue=63844 |date=23 October 1990 |location=London, England |page=3}}</ref><ref name="Nowicka">{{cite news |last1=Nowicka |first1=Pamela |title=Bringing back a smile |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41328348/bringing_back_a_smile_by_pamela_nowicka/ |accessdate=30 December 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=6 May 1987 |location=London, England |page=10}}</ref> including time in the burns and plastic surgery unit.<ref name=HT/> After travelling to the US on a scholarship in 1964, she became aware of the possible supports available for women after [[mastectomies]].<ref name="Nowicka"/> She worked for a [[prosthesis]] supplier, and then ran her own business catering for post-mastectomy patients.<ref name="Nowicka"/>
Born in [[Jamaica]], Champagnie emigrated to Britain in 1956.<ref name=HT/><ref name="Young"/> She was first employed in London as a [[Punched card|punch]] operator.<ref name="Clancy"/> She trained as a nurse at [[Mount Vernon Hospital]],<ref name=HT/><ref name="Young">{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Robin |title=First black woman to fight for Tories |work=The Times |issue=63844 |date=23 October 1990 |location=London, England |page=3}}</ref><ref name="Nowicka">{{cite news |last1=Nowicka |first1=Pamela |title=Bringing back a smile |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41328348/bringing_back_a_smile_by_pamela_nowicka/ |accessdate=30 December 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=6 May 1987 |location=London, England |page=10}}</ref> including time in the burns and plastic surgery unit.<ref name=HT/> After travelling to the US on a scholarship in 1964, she became aware of the possible supports available for women after [[mastectomies]].<ref name="Nowicka"/> She worked for a [[prosthesis]] supplier, and then ran her own business catering for post-mastectomy patients.<ref name="Nowicka"/>


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&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=%22Lurline+Champagnie%22+%22The+Sun%22#q=%22Lurline%20Champagnie%22%20%22The%20Sun%22 |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 newspaper|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 | quote= | 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&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=%22Lurline+Champagnie%22+%22The+Sun%22#q=%22Lurline%20Champagnie%22%20%22The%20Sun%22 |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 newspaper|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 March 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 website | 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 March 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 website | 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/>

Revision as of 22:25, 7 December 2020

Lurline Champagnie OBE, (born 1935/1936 in Jamaica),[1] became the first black woman to stand as a parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom in March 1992. 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

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 March 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 awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2010 New Year Honours list.[2][1]

Personal life

Champagnie and her husband Clive have three sons.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Rebecca Lowe (3 January 2010). "'Singing mayor' celebrates OBE in style". Harrow Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c Nowicka, Pamela (6 May 1987). "Bringing back a smile". The Guardian. London, England. p. 10. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ a b Back, Les; Solomos, John (2002). Race, Politics and Social Change. Routledge. p. 159. ISBN 9781134885268. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. ^ a b Hardman, Robert (12 October 1995). "Favourite supplies usual fizz". The Daily Telegraph. No. 43641. London, England. p. 6.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Teeman, Tim (26 February 1995). "A woman's place is round the table". The Independent. London. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b Andrew Rosindell (30 January 2009). "Search for 100 Peers: Lurline Champagnie (Nomination by Andrew Rosindell MP)". Conservative Party. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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