Joan Christabel Knight, Baroness Knight of Collingtree, DBE (née Christie, b. 9 July 1923 London (or 1927)), known as Jill Knight, is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. She was created a Life Peer as Baroness Knight of Collingtree, of Collingtree in the County of Northamptonshire in 1997 after standing down at that year's general election. She was awarded the MBE (1964) and DBE (1985).
Read more about Jill Knight: Early Life, Election and Committee Memberships, Irish Interests, Stance On Strikes, Stance On Homosexuality
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