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Name: Shirley Williams
Field:
Politician
Productions:
An Audience With Shirley Williams
After Dinner Speaker Biography: When she was a child, Baroness Shirley Williams believed that being an MP would give her the power to bring about all kinds of good things for society.
After a career in journalism in the 1950s, Baroness Williams became General Secretary of the Fabian Society and in 1964 was elected MP for Hitchin; she went on to serve as a member of both the Wilson and Callaghan governments in the 1960s and 1970s. After 35 years in The Labour Party she was one of the 'Gang of Four' to found The Social Democratic Party. She supported the foundation of the Liberal Democrats in 1987 and stood down as their Leader in the House of Lords in September 2004 after three years of service.
Shirley is available to speak at after dinner and corporate events.
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