Tanni Grey-Thompson, Athlete and Charity Patron
Title
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Athlete and Charity Patron
Description
From Wikipedia: Tanni Grey-Thompson is a Welsh politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer. Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and is a wheelchair user. She is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. She graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA (Hons) degree in Politics and Social Administration. Grey-Thompson is patron of numerous charities including the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme, the Wembley Stadium Legacy Trust, President of Sportsleaders UK, a UNICEF Ambassador, Academy member of the Laureus World Sport Academy (trustee of the Sport for Good Foundation) and a Council member for the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust As well as this she is the Patron of the Tees Wheelyboats Club, a group providing disabled people with access to the River Tees. In July 2011 Grey-Thompson was announced as the President of the Leadership 20:20 Commission, the Commission on the future leadership of Civil Society. She launched the Commission's recommendations in Parliament on 14 December 2011. On 23 March 2010, Grey-Thompson was created a Life Peer on the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC). Despite previously suggesting a desire for a title with a Welsh connection, her title was conferred as Baroness Grey-Thompson, of Eaglescliffe in the County of Durham on 23 March 2010
Creator
Chris McAndrew
Date
Mar-18
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Grey-Thompson_crop_2.jpg/768px-Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Grey-Thompson_crop_2.jpg
Relation
Rights
Publisher
UK Parliament
Contributor
Chris McAndrew
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
Disabled. United Kingdom. UK. Charity. Athletes. Parliament. Women.
Coverage
United Kingdom
Files
Collection
Reference
Chris McAndrew, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Athlete and Charity Patron, UK Parliament, Mar-18
Cite As
Chris McAndrew, “Tanni Grey-Thompson, Athlete and Charity Patron,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 24, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/573.