Catherine Margaret Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland PC (born 20 March 1956) is a Labour member of the House of Lords. She was made a Life Peer in 1999. In 2001 she was made a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Education and Skills. In 2002 she was appointed minister for Sure Start in the same department. In September 2004, she was made a Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Constitutional Affairs, with responsibilities including the National Archives and the Public Guardianship Office. Baroness Ashton was admitted to the Privy Council in 2006. Note: This page needs to be cleaned up to be brought into conformance with the Manual of Style. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure, is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is then junior to a Secretary of State. ... The Department for Education and Skills is a department in the United Kingdom government created in 2001. ... Sure Start logo Sure Start is a U.K. Government initiative with the aim of giving children the best possible start in life through improvement of childcare, early education, health and family support. ... September 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: September 2004 in sports Events Deaths in September • 27 Tsai Wan-lin • 24 Françoise Sagan • 20 Brian Clough • 18 Russ Meyer • 15 Johnny Ramone • 12 Fred Ebb • 11 Peter VII of Alexandria • 8... The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is a United Kingdom government department. ... The National Archives is a British Governmental organisation created in April 2003. ... A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ...

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