Teresa O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bexley

The Right Honourable The Baroness O'Neill of Bexley OBE
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 November 2022 Life Peerage
Personal details
Born	(1961-07-18) 18 July 1961 (age 64) Camberwell, London
Political party	Conservative

Teresa Ann Jude O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, OBE (born 18 July 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician, Leader of London Borough of Bexley, co-president of London Councils and previously Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association. ^[1]

In the 2022 Special Honours, it was announced that she would receive a life peerage. ^[2] On 7 November 2022, she was created Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, of Crook Log in the London Borough of Bexley. ^[3]

Born to David O'Neill and Bridget (Breeda) O'Neill in Camberwell, south London, Teresa had a career in finance and became a Councillor in Bexley in 1998. She has been Leader of the Council since 2008. ^[1]

References

1. "O'Neill of Bexley, Baroness, (Teresa Ann Jude O'Neill) (born 18 July 1961)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2023. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u297879. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 2024-01-04.
2. "Political Peerages 2022". gov.uk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
3. "Baroness O'Neill of Bexley". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 November 2022.