BAIRD, Vera QC

Member for Redcar since 2001. Committees: Member, Armed Forces Bill 2005-06; Member, Work and Pensions Select Committee 2003-05; Member, Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Human Rights 2001-03; former Joint Chair, All-Party Group on Burma; Member of various Standing Committees including Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill 2005, Criminal Justice Bill 2003, Proceeds of Crime Bill 2001-02. Political career: Solicitor General since 2007; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Constitutional Affairs 2006-07; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Charles Clarke as Home Secretary 2005-06. Profession/Trade: Barrister. Title/Honours/Decorations: QC 2000. Education: Chadderton Grammar School for Girls; Open University, BA 2:1; University of Northumbria, LLB (Hons) 2:1. Affiliations: Member, Fabian Society; Member, Co-operative Party; TGWU; Member, Criminal Bar Association. Author and Co-author: of numerous works, including: (Co-author) Response to Runciman (1993); Economical with the Proof (1993); The Judiciary (1992); (Author) Profile of Millicent Fawcett (2002); Rape in Court (1998). Hobbies: Writing, running, travel. Widow with two stepsons.