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{{Infobox officeholder |
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|honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]] |
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|name = The Baroness Foster of Oxton |
| name = The Baroness Foster of Oxton |
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|honorific-suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] |
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] |
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|image =Official portrait of Baroness Foster of Oxton crop 2, 2021.jpg |
| image = Official portrait of Baroness Foster of Oxton crop 2, 2021.jpg |
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|caption = Official Portrait, 2021 |
| caption = Official Portrait, 2021 |
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|birth_name = Jacqueline Renshaw |
| birth_name = Jacqueline Renshaw |
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|birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England |
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], England |
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|parliament = European |
| parliament = European |
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|office = [[Member of the House of Lords]]<br>[[Lord Temporal]] |
| office = [[Member of the House of Lords]]<br>[[Lord Temporal]] |
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|term_start = 29 January 2021<br>[[Life peer]]age |
| term_start = 29 January 2021<br>[[Life peer]]age |
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|term_end = |
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|office1 = Deputy Leader of the Conservative MEPs in the [[European Parliament]] |
| office1 = Deputy Leader of the Conservative MEPs in the [[European Parliament]] |
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|term_start1 = 20 November 2013 |
| term_start1 = 20 November 2013 |
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|term_end1 = [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1 July 2019]] |
| term_end1 = [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1 July 2019]] |
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|predecessor = |
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|successor = |
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|office2 = [[Member of the European Parliament]] for [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] |
| office2 = [[Member of the European Parliament]] for [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] |
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|term_start2 = [[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|4 June 2009]] |
| term_start2 = [[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|4 June 2009]] |
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|term_end2 = [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1 July 2019]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/elections-press-kit/0/key-dates-ahead |publisher=European Parliament |accessdate=28 May 2019 |date=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48365702|publisher=BBC News |accessdate=28 May 2019 |date=22 May 2017}}</ref> |
| term_end2 = [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1 July 2019]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/elections-press-kit/0/key-dates-ahead |publisher=European Parliament |accessdate=28 May 2019 |date=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48365702|publisher=BBC News |accessdate=28 May 2019 |date=22 May 2017}}</ref> |
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|predecessor2 = [[David Sumberg]] |
| predecessor2 = [[David Sumberg]] |
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|successor2 = [[Chris Davies (Liberal Democrat politician)|Chris Davies]] |
| successor2 = [[Chris Davies (Liberal Democrat politician)|Chris Davies]] |
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|term_start3 = [[1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|10 June 1999]] |
| term_start3 = [[1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|10 June 1999]] |
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|term_end3 = [[2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|10 June 2004]] |
| term_end3 = [[2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|10 June 2004]] |
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|predecessor3 = ''Position established'' |
| predecessor3 = ''Position established'' |
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|successor3 = [[Sajjad Karim]] |
| successor3 = [[Sajjad Karim]] |
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|party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] |
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|12|30}} |
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'''Jacqueline Foster, Baroness Foster of Oxton''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|DBE}} (''née'' '''Renshaw''') is a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and a former Member of the [[European Parliament]] for the [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] region. |
'''Jacqueline Foster, Baroness Foster of Oxton''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|DBE}} (''née'' '''Renshaw''') is a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and a former Member of the [[European Parliament]] for the [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] region. |
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In October 2019 she was appointed Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. In January 2021, she was |
In October 2019 she was appointed Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. In January 2021, she was appointed as a [[life peer]] in the [[House of Lords]] as '''Baroness Foster of Oxton''', of [[Oxton, Merseyside|Oxton]] in the County of Merseyside.<ref>{{cite web |title=Political Peerages 2020 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/political-peerages-2020 |access-date=22 December 2020 |website=Gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Crown Office|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3726513|access-date=11 February 2021|website=The Gazette|date=2 February 2021}}</ref> |
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==Early career== |
==Early life and career== |
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Jacqueline Foster was born in [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], on 30 December 1947 to Samuel and Isabella Renshaw. Foster was educated at [[Prescot Grammar School|Prescot Grammar School for Girls]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Foster of Oxton, Baroness, (Jacqueline Foster), Member (C) North West Region, European Parliament, 1999–2004 and 2009–19 |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-16203 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u16203}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AXBmAAAAMAAJ |title=Dod's European Companion |date=2003 |publisher=Dod |isbn=978-0-905702-37-7 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Jacqueline Foster was born in Liverpool on 30 December 1947 (allegedly) and educated at [[Prescot Grammar School|Prescot Grammar School for Girls]]. |
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She worked for British Airways for more than 20 years. Before joining she worked in France and Spain in the tourism sector. |
She worked for [[British Airways]] for more than 20 years. Before joining them, she worked in France and Spain in the tourism sector. Foster speaks French and German. |
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Between 1981 and |
Between 1981 and 1985, she left British Airways and became area manager in Austria for Horizon, a British tour operator, before returning to British Airways. In 1989, she was one of the founder members of Cabin Crew '89, an independent [[trade union]], and served as the Deputy General Secretary. She continued with British Airways until she was elected as an [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] in [[1999 European Parliament election|1999]]. |
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==Political involvement== |
==Political involvement== |
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Foster combined her trade union activities with membership of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], serving as Vice Chairman of [[Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Twickenham]] Conservative Association as well as holding a variety of voluntary political offices for the Greater London area. |
Foster combined her trade union activities with membership of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], serving as Vice Chairman of [[Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Twickenham]] [[Conservative Association]], as well as holding a variety of voluntary political offices for the Greater London area. |
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At the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]], she was the Conservative candidate in [[Newham South (UK Parliament constituency)|Newham South]], a Labour-held seat in east London. |
At the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]], she was the unsuccessful Conservative candidate in [[Newham South (UK Parliament constituency)|Newham South]], a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]-held seat in east London. |
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In August 1996 she was selected for the marginal seat of [[Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Peterborough]] (where sitting Conservative MP [[Brian Mawhinney]] was moving to an adjacent constituency) and finished second behind Labour in the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|general election of 1997]]. |
In August 1996, she was selected for the marginal seat of [[Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Peterborough]] (where sitting Conservative MP [[Brian Mawhinney]] was moving to an adjacent constituency), and finished second behind Labour in the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|general election of 1997]]. |
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==Member of European Parliament== |
==Member of the European Parliament== |
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At the [[1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1999 European Parliament election]], Foster was selected by Conservatives in the [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West]] as fifth on their list. During this first mandate (1999-2004), she was elected annually as the chairman of the Backbench Committee of MEPs. Her political responsibilities were as the Conservative Spokesman on Transport and Tourism (specialising in the Aviation Industry) Following 9/11 she was the Rapporteur on the |
At the [[1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1999 European Parliament election]], Foster was selected by Conservatives in the [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West]] as fifth on their list. During this first mandate (1999-2004), she was elected annually as the chairman of the Backbench Committee of MEPs. Her political responsibilities were as the Conservative Spokesman on Transport and Tourism (specialising in the Aviation Industry) Following the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]], she was the Rapporteur on the regulation which introduced minimum standards of security in airports across Europe. She was also a Member of the Trade and Industry Committee. |
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She was a member of the Sky & Space Parliamentary Intergroup and also a Member of the Animal Welfare Parliamentary Intergroup. |
She was a member of the Sky & Space Parliamentary Intergroup, and also a Member of the Animal Welfare Parliamentary Intergroup. |
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In 2009 she was placed third on the Conservative list for the North West in the [[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|European Parliament election]] and was elected as an MEP |
In 2009, she was placed third on the Conservative list for the North West in the [[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|European Parliament election]] and was elected as an MEP.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 May 2009 |title=European elections 2009: North West region |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/5291338/European-elections-2009-North-West-region.html |access-date=25 July 2018 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> She was again appointed as the Transport Spokesman, and also served as a Vice President of the Sky & Space and Animal Welfare Parliamentary Intergroups and as a Member of the EU-US Delegation. In addition, Foster sat as a member of the Environment Committee. She was elected Deputy Leader of the Conservative delegation of MEPs in 2013, and was re-elected annually until 2019. |
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In 2013, |
In 2013, Foster argued against the Conservative Party having an electoral pact with [[UK Independence Party]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2013 |title=Farage: Tory MPs want UKIP deal |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-24329276 |access-date=25 July 2018}}</ref> |
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Following the 2014 European election she was re-appointed as a Transport Spokesman and also the Spokesman on Tourism. She was the draftsman of the |
Following the 2014 European election, she was re-appointed as a Transport Spokesman and also the Spokesman on Tourism. She was the draftsman of the 'Report on the Safe Use of RPAS' (drones) in the civil sector.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 October 2015 |title=Jacqueline Foster on new rules for drones: 'The key here is to ensure their safe use" [sic] |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20151029STO00462/Foster-on-new-rules-for-drones-'The-key-here-is-to-ensure-their-safe-use |access-date=19 July 2016 |publisher=European Parliament}}</ref> Foster remained on the Environment Committee. She was re-elected as a Vice-President of both the Sky & Space and Animal Welfare Parliamentary Intergroups. She remained a Member of the EU/US Parliamentary Delegation, and was elected Vice-President of the Australia/New Zealand Delegation with the focus on securing future trade deals. |
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==Work outside of European Parliament== |
==Work outside of the European Parliament== |
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Foster was not re-elected in the [[2004 European Parliament election|2004 European election]]. She worked as a consultant for [[Airbus]], before becoming the Head of European Affairs for ASD (Aerospace Space & Defence Industries of Europe) based in [[Brussels]], until returning as an MEP in 2009. |
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Since 2019 Foster has |
Since 2019, Foster has been a senior advisor for the Drone Delivery Group.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 March 2023 |title=Lords Register of Interests |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4911/registeredinterests |access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref> |
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== House of Lords == |
== House of Lords == |
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Foster was appointed [[Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) in the [[2019 Birthday Honours#United Kingdom|2019 Birthday Honours]] |
Foster was appointed [[Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) in the [[2019 Birthday Honours#United Kingdom|2019 Birthday Honours]]. She was appointed to the [[House of Lords]] on 29 January 2021 and introduced on 9 February 2021.<ref>{{London Gazette |
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she was appointed to the House of Lords on 29 January 2021 and introduced on 9 February 2021.<ref>{{London Gazette |
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==Legal dispute== |
==Legal dispute== |
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In March 2024, |
In March 2024, Foster issued a public apology and paid damages to Melika Gorgianeh, a ''[[University Challenge]]'' contestant. Foster tweeted that the octopus soft toy which Gorgianeh's team used as a mascot, was chosen as an [[antisemitic]] symbol. Foster called for Gorgianeh to be expelled from university and arrested.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/mar/06/tory-peer-jacqueline-foster-pays-damages-university-challenge |title= Tory peer pays damages after alleging University Challenge mascot was antisemitic |work=The Guardian |location= London |date=6 March 2024 |first=Peter |last=Walker}}</ref> In her public apology Foster stated "I accept that these allegations were completely false and unfounded.[...] I again deeply apologise to Ms Gorgianeh for these allegations and any distress caused to her.[...] I have agreed to pay her substantial damages and costs."<ref name="BBC 6 March">{{cite news |last1=Nicolaci da Costa |first1=Ana |title=University Challenge student gets payout from Tory peer over antisemitism claim |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68493685 |work=BBC News |date=6 March 2024}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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In 1975, she married Peter Laurance Foster. The marriage was dissolved in 1981.<ref name=":0" /> |
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She lists her recreations as skiing, travel and golf. Jacqueline Foster is a member of the [[Carlton Club]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 14:12, 21 June 2024
The Baroness Foster of Oxton | |
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Official Portrait, 2021 | |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 29 January 2021 Life peerage | |
Deputy Leader of the Conservative MEPs in the European Parliament | |
In office 20 November 2013 – 1 July 2019 | |
Member of the European Parliament for North West England | |
In office 4 June 2009 – 1 July 2019[1][2] | |
Preceded by | David Sumberg |
Succeeded by | Chris Davies |
In office 10 June 1999 – 10 June 2004 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Sajjad Karim |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacqueline Renshaw 30 December 1947 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Jacqueline Foster, Baroness Foster of Oxton, DBE (née Renshaw) is a British Conservative politician and a former Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region.
In October 2019 she was appointed Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. In January 2021, she was appointed as a life peer in the House of Lords as Baroness Foster of Oxton, of Oxton in the County of Merseyside.[3][4]
Early life and career
Jacqueline Foster was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, on 30 December 1947 to Samuel and Isabella Renshaw. Foster was educated at Prescot Grammar School for Girls.[5][6]
She worked for British Airways for more than 20 years. Before joining them, she worked in France and Spain in the tourism sector. Foster speaks French and German.
Between 1981 and 1985, she left British Airways and became area manager in Austria for Horizon, a British tour operator, before returning to British Airways. In 1989, she was one of the founder members of Cabin Crew '89, an independent trade union, and served as the Deputy General Secretary. She continued with British Airways until she was elected as an MEP in 1999.
Political involvement
Foster combined her trade union activities with membership of the Conservative Party, serving as Vice Chairman of Twickenham Conservative Association, as well as holding a variety of voluntary political offices for the Greater London area.
At the 1992 general election, she was the unsuccessful Conservative candidate in Newham South, a Labour-held seat in east London. In August 1996, she was selected for the marginal seat of Peterborough (where sitting Conservative MP Brian Mawhinney was moving to an adjacent constituency), and finished second behind Labour in the general election of 1997.
Member of the European Parliament
At the 1999 European Parliament election, Foster was selected by Conservatives in the North West as fifth on their list. During this first mandate (1999-2004), she was elected annually as the chairman of the Backbench Committee of MEPs. Her political responsibilities were as the Conservative Spokesman on Transport and Tourism (specialising in the Aviation Industry) Following the 9/11 attacks, she was the Rapporteur on the regulation which introduced minimum standards of security in airports across Europe. She was also a Member of the Trade and Industry Committee.
She was a member of the Sky & Space Parliamentary Intergroup, and also a Member of the Animal Welfare Parliamentary Intergroup.
In 2009, she was placed third on the Conservative list for the North West in the European Parliament election and was elected as an MEP.[7] She was again appointed as the Transport Spokesman, and also served as a Vice President of the Sky & Space and Animal Welfare Parliamentary Intergroups and as a Member of the EU-US Delegation. In addition, Foster sat as a member of the Environment Committee. She was elected Deputy Leader of the Conservative delegation of MEPs in 2013, and was re-elected annually until 2019.
In 2013, Foster argued against the Conservative Party having an electoral pact with UK Independence Party.[8]
Following the 2014 European election, she was re-appointed as a Transport Spokesman and also the Spokesman on Tourism. She was the draftsman of the 'Report on the Safe Use of RPAS' (drones) in the civil sector.[9] Foster remained on the Environment Committee. She was re-elected as a Vice-President of both the Sky & Space and Animal Welfare Parliamentary Intergroups. She remained a Member of the EU/US Parliamentary Delegation, and was elected Vice-President of the Australia/New Zealand Delegation with the focus on securing future trade deals.
Work outside of the European Parliament
Foster was not re-elected in the 2004 European election. She worked as a consultant for Airbus, before becoming the Head of European Affairs for ASD (Aerospace Space & Defence Industries of Europe) based in Brussels, until returning as an MEP in 2009.
Since 2019, Foster has been a senior advisor for the Drone Delivery Group.[10]
House of Lords
Foster was appointed Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours. She was appointed to the House of Lords on 29 January 2021 and introduced on 9 February 2021.[11]
Legal dispute
In March 2024, Foster issued a public apology and paid damages to Melika Gorgianeh, a University Challenge contestant. Foster tweeted that the octopus soft toy which Gorgianeh's team used as a mascot, was chosen as an antisemitic symbol. Foster called for Gorgianeh to be expelled from university and arrested.[12] In her public apology Foster stated "I accept that these allegations were completely false and unfounded.[...] I again deeply apologise to Ms Gorgianeh for these allegations and any distress caused to her.[...] I have agreed to pay her substantial damages and costs."[13]
Personal life
In 1975, she married Peter Laurance Foster. The marriage was dissolved in 1981.[5]
She lists her recreations as skiing, travel and golf. Jacqueline Foster is a member of the Carlton Club.[5]
References
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Political Peerages 2020". Gov.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Crown Office". The Gazette. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Foster of Oxton, Baroness, (Jacqueline Foster), Member (C) North West Region, European Parliament, 1999–2004 and 2009–19". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u16203. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Dod's European Companion. Dod. 2003. ISBN 978-0-905702-37-7.
- ^ "European elections 2009: North West region". The Telegraph. 26 May 2009. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Farage: Tory MPs want UKIP deal". BBC News. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Jacqueline Foster on new rules for drones: 'The key here is to ensure their safe use" [sic]". European Parliament. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Lords Register of Interests". 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B8.
- ^ Walker, Peter (6 March 2024). "Tory peer pays damages after alleging University Challenge mascot was antisemitic". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Nicolaci da Costa, Ana (6 March 2024). "University Challenge student gets payout from Tory peer over antisemitism claim". BBC News.
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