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Catherine Ashton is a British politician born in 1956 who has held significant roles in government and international affairs. She is notable for her work in high-level diplomatic and political positions, making her an important figure in recent British and European politics.
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Catherine Margaret Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland (born 20 March 1956) is a British Labour politician who served as the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and First Vice President of the European Commission in the Barroso Commission from 2009 to 2014.
Her political career began in 1999 when she was created a life peer as Baroness Ashton of Upholland, of St Albans in the County of Hertfordshire, by Tony Blair's Labour government. She became the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Education and Skills in 2001 and subsequently in the Ministry of Justice in 2004. She was appointed a Privy Counsellor in May 2006 and Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter in April 2023.
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1956 births21st-century British women politiciansAlumni of Bedford College, LondonBritish European commissionersBritish women diplomatsChancellors of the University of WarwickDames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeFemale foreign ministersFemale members of the Cabinet of the United KingdomFirst vice-presidents of the European CommissionLabour Party (UK) life peers