Virginia Bottomley

The Right Honourable The Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone PC DL
Official portrait, 2018
Shadow Secretary of State for National Heritage
In office 2 May 1997 – 11 June 1997
Leader	John Major
Preceded by	Jack Cunningham
Succeeded by	Francis Maude
Secretary of State for National Heritage
In office 5 July 1995 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Stephen Dorrell
Succeeded by	Chris Smith
Secretary of State for Health
In office 10 April 1992 – 5 July 1995
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	William Waldegrave
Succeeded by	Stephen Dorrell
Minister of State for Health
In office 28 October 1989 – 10 April 1992
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher John Major
Preceded by	Anthony Trafford
Succeeded by	Brian Mawhinney
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment
In office 25 July 1988 – 28 October 1989
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	David Trippier
Succeeded by	David Heathcoat-Amory
Chancellor of the University of Hull
In office 12 April 2006 – 1 July 2023
Vice Chancellor	Dave Petley (2022-23)
Preceded by	Robert Armstrong
Succeeded by	Alan Johnson
Parliamentary representation Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal Incumbent Assumed office 24 June 2005 Life Peerage Member of Parliament for South West Surrey In office 4 May 1984 – 11 April 2005 Preceded by Maurice Macmillan Succeeded by Jeremy Hunt
Personal details
Born	(1948-03-12) 12 March 1948 (age 76)[1] Dunoon, Scotland
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Peter Bottomley ​ (m. 1967)​
Children	Josh · Cecilia · Adela
Education	Putney High School
Alma mater	University of Essex (BA) London School of Economics (MA)
Signature
Website	Official website
Virginia Bottomley's voice from the BBC Front Row, 25 April 2013[2]

Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, PC DL (née Garnett, born 12 March 1948) is a British Conservative Party politician and headhunter. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons from 1984 to 2005. She became a member of the House of Lords in 2005.