Lurline Champagnie
OBE
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, (born 1935/1936 in Jamaica),
[ is a British politician who became the first black woman to stand as a parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party in the 1992 general election, losing to future Labour Party leader, ]Jeremy Corbyn
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. She was a Mayor in the London Borough of Harrow
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, and a councillor for the Pinner
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Originally a mediaeval ...
ward, being the first black person to hold these positions.[
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Biography
Born in Jamaica
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, Champagnie emigrated to Britain in 1956.Mount Vernon Hospital
Mount Vernon Hospital is a hospital located in Northwood, London, Northwood in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is one of two hospitals run by The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the other being Hillingdon Hospital.
History
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,[ After travelling to the US on a scholarship in 1964, she became aware of the possible supports available for women after ]mastectomies
Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. A mastectomy is usually carried out to treat breast cancer. In some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer choose to have ...
.prosthesis
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supplier, and then ran her own business catering for post-mastectomy patients.Brighton bombing
On 12 October 1984 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attempted to assassinate members of the British government, including the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, at the Grand Brighton Hotel, Gr ...
, and as a trained nurse, was able to administer help to the victims.Pinner
Pinner is a suburb in the London Borough of Harrow, northwest London, England, northwest of Charing Cross, close to the border with Hillingdon, historically in the county of Middlesex. The population was 38,698 in 2021.
Originally a mediaeval ...
, thus becoming the first black councillor in the London Borough of Harrow
The London Borough of Harrow () is a London boroughs, London borough in northwest London, England; it forms part of Outer London. It borders four other London boroughs London Borough of Barnet, Barnet to the east of ancient Watling Street, Watl ...
.[ In 1992, when Champagnie stood for election to ]Parliament
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in Islington North
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, she became the first black woman to stand as a parliamentary candidate for the Conservatives.[ and in 2005 was runner-up in Britain's "Mayor of the Year Award".][
In 2008, Champagnie became part of the ]Government Equalities Office
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cross-party task force in aid of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) women.2010 New Year Honours
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list.[
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Personal life
Champagnie and her husband Clive have three sons.
See also
*British African-Caribbean people
British African-Caribbean people or British Afro-Caribbean people are an ethnic group in the United Kingdom. They are British citizens or residents of recent Caribbean heritage who further trace much of their ancestry to West Africa, West and Ce ...
References
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Living people
Women councillors in England
Black British women politicians
Black British health professionals
Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates
Year of birth missing (living people)
Conservative Party (UK) councillors
Councillors in the London Borough of Harrow
English people of Jamaican descent
British women nurses
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