Delyth Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Drefelin

Not to be confused with Lady Morgan of Huyton or Lady Morgan of Ely.

Baroness Delyth Morgan of Drefelin
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families
In office 5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Kevin Brennan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual Property and Quality
In office 27 June 2007 – 5 October 2008
Personal details
Born	August 30, 1961 (1961-08-30) (age 50)[1] London England
Spouse(s)	Jim Shepherd (1991-present)
Alma mater	University College, London
Website	www.baronessmorgan.org.uk

Baroness Delyth Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Drefelin sits as a Labour Party peer in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. She was raised to the peerage in 2004 and has been appointed as Chief Executive of Breast Cancer Campaign.^[2] Morgan will take over as Chief Executive from July 1, 2011.

On 5 October 2008, Morgan was announced as the Lords Minister for the Department for Children, Schools and Families, replacing Kevin Brennan. She was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Intellectual Property and Quality) in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Before being raised to the peerage Morgan had a long and successful career in the voluntary sector, including a decade at the helm of Breakthrough Breast Cancer. She played a leading role in creating breast cancer as a high profile issue when it had been a hidden and rarely discussed condition.^{[citation needed]} She also led fund raising efforts which resulted in the opening in 1999 of the UK's first dedicated breast cancer research facility, the Breakthrough Toby Robins Breast Cancer Research Centre at the Institute of Cancer Research.^{[citation needed]}

Morgan was made a Fellow of University College London (her alma mater) in 2005,^[3] a Founding Fellow of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Cancer Research in 2006^[4] and, in 2005, an Honorary Fellow of Cardiff University.^[5]

Morgan is of Welsh heritage. She divides her time between Wales and London and lives with her husband. She has one daughter, presently at university. In her spare time she enjoys walking, kayaking and listening to and playing live music.^[6]

Lords career

She has held the following positions in the House of Lords:^[7]

• Government Whip, 2007–8
• Government Spokesperson for:
  • Communities and Local Government, 2007–08
  • Work and Pensions, 2007–08
  • Scotland, 2007–08
  • Wales, 2007
  • Cabinet Office, 2008
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Intellectual Property and Quality), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, 2008
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2008–2010
• Opposition spokesperson for education, 2010

References

1. ^ Delyth Morgan (Peer), ParliamentryRecord.com. Retrieved June 2001
2. ^ Breast Cancer Campaign. Retrieved June 2001
3. ^ Honorary Fellows of University College London. Retrieved June 2011
4. ^ The Institute of Cancer Research Confers its First Honorary Degree of the University of London and Announces Fellowships for 2006, Institue of Cancer Research. Retrieved June 2011
5. ^ Fellowships celebrate achievement
6. ^ Baroness Morgan's website
7. ^ list of MPs Lords and Offices Parliament.co.uk

External links

• Some notable Elliot Alumni
• Baroness Delyth Morgan official website
• Delyth Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Drefelin on Twitter
• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
• Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Voting record at PublicWhip.org
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
• Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
• Profile at BBC News Democracy Live

Persondata
Name	Morgan, Delyth
Alternative names	Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	August 30, 1961
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death
Place of death