| The Right HonourableThe Baroness WheelerMBE | |
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| Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Courtown |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2010 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1949 (1949-03-25) (age 75) |
| Political party | Labour |
Margaret Eileen Joyce Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler MBE (born 25 March 1949) is a British life peer currently serving as a Labour member of the House of Lords since 2010 and as Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 2024.
In the 2005 Birthday Honours she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to Trade Unions.
She was created a life peer on 20 June 2010 taking the title Baroness Wheeler, of Blackfriars in the City of London, and was introduced in the Lords on 14 July 2010.
Parliamentary career
- Deputy Chief Whip in House of Lords (10 July 2024 – present)
- Shadow Spokesperson for Health and Social Care (4 June 2018 – 5 June 2024)
- Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in House of Lords (31 January 2018 – 5 June 2024)
- Opposition Senior Whip in the House of Lords (1 April 2014 – present)
- Opposition Whip in the House of Lords (8 October 2010 – 1 April 2014)
References
- "Baroness Wheeler". parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- "No. 57665". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2005. p. 22.
- "No. 59468". The London Gazette. 24 June 2010. p. 11914.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byThe Earl of Courtown | Deputy Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords 2024–present |
Incumbent |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 2024–present | ||
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