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The Right Honourable
The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
FRSA PC
The Right Honourable The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead FRSA PC
	Official portrait, 2009
Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations
	In office; 13 October 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	The Lord Malloch-Brown
Succeeded by	Henry Bellingham
Minister of State for Europe
	In office; 5 June 2009 – 13 October 2009
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Caroline Flint
Succeeded by	Chris Bryant
Member of the House of Lords
	Lord Temporal
	Life peerage; 30 June 2009 – 9 April 2021
Member of the European Parliament; for Wales South Wales East (1994–1999)
	In office; 19 July 1994 – 5 June 2009
Preceded by	Llew Smith
Succeeded by	Derek Vaughan
Personal details
Born	Glenys Elizabeth Parry; 7 July 1944; Roade, Northamptonshire, England
Died	3 December 2023 (aged 79); London, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Neil Kinnock (m. 1967)
Children	2, including Stephen
Alma mater	Cardiff University

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Glenys Elizabeth Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, FRSA (née Parry; 7 July 1944 – 3 December 2023), was a British politician and teacher who served as Minister of State for Europe from June to October 2009 and Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, she was previously a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wales, formerly South Wales East, from 1994 to 2009.

Early life

Glenys Elizabeth Parry was born in Roade, Northamptonshire, and educated at Holyhead Comprehensive School, Anglesey.^[1] She graduated in 1965 from University College, Cardiff in education and history.^[2] Parry worked at Moorland Primary School, in Splott, in 1966.^[3] She met Neil Kinnock at university^[4] and married him in 1967.^[5]

European Parliament

Kinnock represented Wales in the European Parliament from 1994 until 2009, where she was a member of the Party of European Socialists (PES) political group.^[6] She was a Member of the European Parliament's Development and Co-operation Committee^[7] and a substitute member of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.^[8] She was a co-president of the African, Caribbean and Pacific-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly from 2002 to 2009, and Labour spokesperson on International Development in the European Parliament.^[2] In November 2006 Kinnock was criticised for "taking a junket" to Barbados to discuss world poverty issues.^[9] Kinnock co-presided over the 12th ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.^[10]

Domestic political career

In the 2009 cabinet reshuffle, Kinnock was appointed minister for Europe following the resignation of Caroline Flint.^[11] To enable her to join the government, she was awarded a life peerage and became Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, of Holyhead in the County of Ynys Môn on 30 June 2009.^[12] She was introduced to the House of Lords on the same day.^[13]^[14]

In 2009, while she was minister for Europe, the status of the Welsh language was elevated to make it equal with several other European minority languages, such as Catalan. The cost of translation services was to be met by the Welsh Assembly and the Welsh Language Board. Kinnock commented "This demonstrates a clear commitment by the EU to promote its unique and diverse cultural heritage".^[15]

From 2009 to 2010, Kinnock served as minister of state for Africa and the United Nations, filling a post left vacant after the resignation of Lord Malloch-Brown.^[16] From 2010 to 2013 she was an Opposition spokesperson for the Department of International Development in the House of Lords.^[17] Kinnock retired from the Lords on 9 April 2021.^[18]

Personal life

She was the wife of Neil Kinnock, who was leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992, and they had two children together, including Stephen.^[19] When her husband was given a life peerage in 2005, she was entitled to the title Lady Kinnock, but decided against its use.^[2] Kinnock grew up speaking Welsh.^[2]

In 2017, Kinnock was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.^[20] Her husband spoke about their experience with the disease and providing support for her.^[21] She died from complications of the disease at her home in London, on 3 December 2023, aged 79.^[22]

Publications

Beyond Band Aid: Charity Is Not Enough (1987; with Joan Lestor and David Ward)^[23]
Voices for One World (1987)^[24]
Eritrea: Images of War and Peace (1988)^[25]
Namibia: Women in War (1990; with Tessa Cleaver and Marion Wallace)^[26]
Namibia: Birth of a Nation (1991; with Jenny Matthews)^[27]
By Faith and Daring (1993; with Fiona Millar)^[28]
The Gender Perspective (1995)^[29]
Changing States: A Labour Agenda for Europe (1996; with Glyn Ford and Arlene McCarthy)^[30]
A Woman's Work Is Never Done (2006; with Elizabeth Andrews and Ursula Masson)^[31]

Articles

"The Rape of Darfur", 2006 (The Guardian)^[32]
"A Lethal Bully That Must Be Tackled", 2006 (The Times)^[33]
"Cambodia's Brazen U.N. Bird", 2012 (The New York Times)^[34]

References

^ "Glenys Kinnock, ex-minister and wife of former Labour leader, dies aged 79". The Times. 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Browne, Adrian (3 December 2023). "Glenys Kinnock: The political spouse who became a force in her own right". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Glenys on hand for century". South Wales Echo. 8 March 1991. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ Ellam, Dennis (5 March 1989). "Profile: Glenys Kinnock". Wales on Sunday. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ Francis, Sam (3 December 2023). "Glenys Kinnock: Former minister and wife of Neil Kinnock dies aged 79". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "The Socialist Group in the European Parliament". Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
^ "The European Parliament Development and Cooperation Committee". Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
^ "The European Parliament committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights". Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
^ "Politician Glenys Kinnock of Holyhead". North Wales Daily Post. 9 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
^ "The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly". Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
^ Swaine, Jon (6 June 2009). "Former leader's wife hurried in as Flint's replacement". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "No. 59121". The London Gazette. 7 July 2009. p. 11621.
^ "Lords Hansard text". Parliament of the United Kingdom. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
^ Gimson, Andrew (1 July 2009). "What the Dickens? Balls plays Wackford Squeers". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Welsh language welcomed by European Commission". The Translation People. 12 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ Sparrow, Andrew (12 October 2009). "Chris Bryant replaces Glenys Kinnock". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
^ Lady Kinnock profile Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, parliament.uk; accessed 31 December 2013.
^ "Retirements of Members – Tuesday 13 April 2021 – Hansard – UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "'Don't say I'm retiring!' – Glenys Kinnock MEP". Wales Online. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Kinnock at 80: The former Labour leader on life, politics and his beloved wife". ITV News. London. 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ "Alzheimer's: Neil Kinnock supporting wife through disease". BBC News. 27 March 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Glenys Kinnock: Former MEP, minister and wife of ex-Labour leader dies aged 79". Sky News. 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ OCLC 914784057
^ OCLC 19267903
^ OCLC 650371030
^ OCLC 782064549
^ OCLC 21228094
^ OCLC 123764456
^ OCLC 958367787
^ OCLC 36378142
^ OCLC 495356189
^ Kinnock, Glenys (18 January 2006). "The rape of Darfur". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018.
^ Kinnock, Glenys (13 September 2006). "A lethal bully that must be tackled". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ Kinnock, Glenys (16 October 2012). "Cambodia's Brazen U.N. Bid". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018.

External links

Profile at European Parliament website Archived 22 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
Speeches made in the European Parliament
Mrs Kinnock, co-president of the ACP EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Archived 20 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
"The need for an ethical foreign policy, Mark II". The Independent. London. 2007.^{[dead link]}
Glenys Kinnock at IMDb
Glenys Kinnock discography at Discogs

European Parliament
Preceded by Llew Smith	Member of European Parliament for Wales South Wales East (1994–1999) 1994–2009	Succeeded by Derek Vaughan
Political offices
Preceded by Caroline Flint	Minister of State for Europe 2009	Succeeded by Chris Bryant as Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia
Preceded by The Lord Malloch-Brown as Minister of State for Africa, Asia and the United Nations	Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations 2009–2010	Succeeded by Henry Bellingham as Under-Secretary of State for Africa and the United Nations

[1] "Glenys Kinnock, ex-minister and wife of former Labour leader, dies aged 79". The Times. 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[:0-2] Browne, Adrian (3 December 2023). "Glenys Kinnock: The political spouse who became a force in her own right". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[3] "Glenys on hand for century". South Wales Echo. 8 March 1991. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[4] Ellam, Dennis (5 March 1989). "Profile: Glenys Kinnock". Wales on Sunday. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[Francis-5] Francis, Sam (3 December 2023). "Glenys Kinnock: Former minister and wife of Neil Kinnock dies aged 79". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[6] "The Socialist Group in the European Parliament". Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2007.

[7] "The European Parliament Development and Cooperation Committee". Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.

[8] "The European Parliament committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights". Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.

[9] "Politician Glenys Kinnock of Holyhead". North Wales Daily Post. 9 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

[10] "The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly". Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.

[11] Swaine, Jon (6 June 2009). "Former leader's wife hurried in as Flint's replacement". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[12] "No. 59121". The London Gazette. 7 July 2009. p. 11621.

[13] "Lords Hansard text". Parliament of the United Kingdom. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

[14] Gimson, Andrew (1 July 2009). "What the Dickens? Balls plays Wackford Squeers". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[15] "Welsh language welcomed by European Commission". The Translation People. 12 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[16] Sparrow, Andrew (12 October 2009). "Chris Bryant replaces Glenys Kinnock". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2009.

[17] Lady Kinnock profile Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, parliament.uk; accessed 31 December 2013.

[18] "Retirements of Members – Tuesday 13 April 2021 – Hansard – UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[19] "'Don't say I'm retiring!' – Glenys Kinnock MEP". Wales Online. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[20] "Kinnock at 80: The former Labour leader on life, politics and his beloved wife". ITV News. London. 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[21] "Alzheimer's: Neil Kinnock supporting wife through disease". BBC News. 27 March 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[22] "Glenys Kinnock: Former MEP, minister and wife of ex-Labour leader dies aged 79". Sky News. 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[23] OCLC 914784057

[24] OCLC 19267903

[25] OCLC 650371030

[26] OCLC 782064549

[27] OCLC 21228094

[28] OCLC 123764456

[29] OCLC 958367787

[30] OCLC 36378142

[31] OCLC 495356189

[32] Kinnock, Glenys (18 January 2006). "The rape of Darfur". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018.

[33] Kinnock, Glenys (13 September 2006). "A lethal bully that must be tackled". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

[34] Kinnock, Glenys (16 October 2012). "Cambodia's Brazen U.N. Bid". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018.

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+'''Glenys Elizabeth Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead'''<!--she was BOTH Bss K of Holyhead in her own right AND Bss K by courtesy-->, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FRSA}} ({{nee|'''Parry'''}}; 7 July 1944 – 3 December 2023), was a British politician and teacher who served as [[Minister of State for Europe]] from June to October 2009 and [[Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations]] from 2009 to 2010. A member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], she was previously a [[member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) for [[Wales (European Parliament constituency)|Wales]], formerly [[South Wales East (European Parliament constituency)|South Wales East]], from [[1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1994]] to [[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2009]].
 ==Early life==
-Glenys Elizabeth Parry was born in [[Roade]], Northamptonshire, and educated at [[Holyhead High School|Holyhead Comprehensive School]], [[Anglesey]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 December 2023 |title=Glenys Kinnock, ex-minister and wife of former Labour leader, dies aged 79 |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/glenys-kinnock-dies-ex-minister-wife-of-former-labour-leader-neil-dc2szvz96 |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> She graduated in 1965 from [[Cardiff University|University College, Cardiff]] in education and history.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Browne |first=Adrian |date=3 December 2023 |title=Glenys Kinnock: The political spouse who became a force in her own right |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-58270490 |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> Parry worked at Moorland Primary School, in [[Splott]], in 1966.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 1991 |title=Glenys on hand for century |work=[[South Wales Echo]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/807502868/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> She met her future husband, [[Neil Kinnock]], at university<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ellam |first=Dennis |date=5 March 1989 |title=Profile: Glenys Kinnock |work=[[Wales on Sunday]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/938308136/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> and married him in 1967.<ref name = Francis>{{cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67606751|title = Glenys Kinnock: Former minister and wife of Neil Kinnock dies aged 79|last = Francis|first = Sam|date = 3 December 2023|access-date = 3 December 2023|work = [[BBC News]]}}</ref>
+Glenys Elizabeth Parry was born in [[Roade]], Northamptonshire, and educated at [[Holyhead High School|Holyhead Comprehensive School]], [[Anglesey]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 December 2023 |title=Glenys Kinnock, ex-minister and wife of former Labour leader, dies aged 79 |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/glenys-kinnock-dies-ex-minister-wife-of-former-labour-leader-neil-dc2szvz96 |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203141751/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/glenys-kinnock-dies-ex-minister-wife-of-former-labour-leader-neil-dc2szvz96 |url-status=live }}</ref> She graduated in 1965 from [[University College, Cardiff]] in education and history.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Browne |first=Adrian |date=3 December 2023 |title=Glenys Kinnock: The political spouse who became a force in her own right |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-58270490 |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203164047/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-58270490 |url-status=live }}</ref> Parry worked at Moorland Primary School, in [[Splott]], in 1966.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 1991 |title=Glenys on hand for century |work=[[South Wales Echo]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/807502868/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203155804/https://www.newspapers.com/image/807502868/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She met [[Neil Kinnock]] at university<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ellam |first=Dennis |date=5 March 1989 |title=Profile: Glenys Kinnock |work=[[Wales on Sunday]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/938308136/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203155803/https://www.newspapers.com/image/938308136/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and married him in 1967.<ref name = Francis>{{cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67606751|title = Glenys Kinnock: Former minister and wife of Neil Kinnock dies aged 79|last = Francis|first = Sam|date = 3 December 2023|access-date = 3 December 2023|work = [[BBC News]]|archive-date = 3 December 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231203134400/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67606751|url-status = live}}</ref>
 ==European Parliament==
-Kinnock represented Wales in the [[European Parliament]] from 1994 until 2009, where she was a member of the [[Party of European Socialists]] (PES) political group.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Socialist Group in the European Parliament|url=http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/index.do?lg=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103203356/http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/index.do?lg=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2007|access-date=14 October 2007}}</ref> She was a Member of the European Parliament's [[Committee on Development|Development and Co-operation Committee]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The European Parliament Development and Cooperation Committee|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/deve_home_en.htm}}</ref> and a substitute member of the [[Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs|Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The European Parliament committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/libe_home_en.htm}}</ref> She was a co-president of the [[ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly|African, Caribbean and Pacific-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly]] from 2002 to 2009, and Labour spokesperson on International Development in the European Parliament.<ref name=":0" /> In November 2006 Kinnock was criticised for "taking a [[wikt:junket|junket]]" to [[Barbados]] to discuss world poverty issues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Politician Glenys Kinnock of Holyhead |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/politician-glenys-kinnock-of-holyhead-2773097 |access-date=11 October 2015 |work=[[North Wales Daily Post]] |date=9 November 2009}}</ref> Kinnock co-presided over the 12th [[ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/60_12/default_en.htm}}</ref>
+Kinnock represented Wales in the [[European Parliament]] from 1994 until 2009, where she was a member of the [[Party of European Socialists]] (PES) political group.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Socialist Group in the European Parliament|url=http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/index.do?lg=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103203356/http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/index.do?lg=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2007|access-date=14 October 2007}}</ref> She was a Member of the European Parliament's [[Committee on Development|Development and Co-operation Committee]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The European Parliament Development and Cooperation Committee|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/deve_home_en.htm|access-date=18 April 2007|archive-date=6 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406170140/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/deve_home_en.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and a substitute member of the [[Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs|Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The European Parliament committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/libe_home_en.htm |access-date=18 April 2007 |archive-date=6 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406165225/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/libe_home_en.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She was a co-president of the [[ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly|African, Caribbean and Pacific-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly]] from 2002 to 2009, and Labour spokesperson on International Development in the European Parliament.<ref name=":0" /> In November 2006 Kinnock was criticised for "taking a [[wikt:junket|junket]]" to [[Barbados]] to discuss world poverty issues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Politician Glenys Kinnock of Holyhead |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/politician-glenys-kinnock-of-holyhead-2773097 |access-date=11 October 2015 |work=[[North Wales Daily Post]] |date=9 November 2009 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095015/http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/politician-glenys-kinnock-of-holyhead-2773097 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kinnock co-presided over the 12th [[ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/60_12/default_en.htm |access-date=18 April 2007 |archive-date=16 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516121816/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/60_12/default_en.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Domestic political career==
-In the [[2009 United Kingdom Cabinet reshuffle|2009 cabinet reshuffle]], Kinnock was appointed [[minister for Europe]] following the resignation of [[Caroline Flint]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Swaine |first=Jon |date=6 June 2009 |title=Former leader's wife hurried in as Flint's replacement |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/753733347/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> To enable her to join the government, she was awarded a [[life peer]]age and became '''Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead''', ''of [[Holyhead]] in the County of [[Anglesey|Ynys Môn]]'' on 30 June 2009.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=59121|date=7 July 2009|page=11621}}</ref> She was introduced to the [[House of Lords]] on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldhansrd/text/90630-0001.htm|title=Lords Hansard text|date=30 June 2009|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]|access-date=12 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gimson |first=Andrew |date=1 July 2009 |title=What the Dickens? Balls plays Wackford Squeers |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com./image/753704134/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
+In the [[2009 United Kingdom Cabinet reshuffle|2009 cabinet reshuffle]], Kinnock was appointed [[minister for Europe]] following the resignation of [[Caroline Flint]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Swaine |first=Jon |date=6 June 2009 |title=Former leader's wife hurried in as Flint's replacement |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/753733347/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=7 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207090031/https://www.newspapers.com/image/753733347/ |url-status=live }}</ref> To enable her to join the government, she was awarded a [[life peer]]age and became '''Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead''', ''of [[Holyhead]] in the County of [[Anglesey|Ynys Môn]]'' on 30 June 2009.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=59121|date=7 July 2009|page=11621}}</ref> She was introduced to the [[House of Lords]] on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldhansrd/text/90630-0001.htm|title=Lords Hansard text|date=30 June 2009|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]|access-date=12 July 2009|archive-date=24 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424133537/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldhansrd/text/90630-0001.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gimson |first=Andrew |date=1 July 2009 |title=What the Dickens? Balls plays Wackford Squeers |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com./image/753704134/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203154723/https://www.newspapers.com/image/753704134/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In 2009, while she was minister for Europe, the status of the [[Welsh language]] was elevated to make it equal with several other European [[minority language]]s, such as [[Catalan language|Catalan]]. The cost of translation services was to be met by the Welsh Assembly and the Welsh Language Board. Kinnock commented "This demonstrates a clear commitment by the EU to promote its unique and diverse cultural heritage".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetranslationpeople.com/2009/07/welsh-language-welcomed-by-european-commission/|title=Welsh language welcomed by European Commission|date=12 July 2009|website=The Translation People|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
+In 2009, while she was minister for Europe, the status of the [[Welsh language]] was elevated to make it equal with several other European [[minority language]]s, such as [[Catalan language|Catalan]]. The cost of translation services was to be met by the Welsh Assembly and the Welsh Language Board. Kinnock commented "This demonstrates a clear commitment by the EU to promote its unique and diverse cultural heritage".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetranslationpeople.com/2009/07/welsh-language-welcomed-by-european-commission/|title=Welsh language welcomed by European Commission|date=12 July 2009|website=The Translation People|access-date=13 March 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512224823/https://www.thetranslationpeople.com/2009/07/welsh-language-welcomed-by-european-commission/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-From 2009 to 2010, Kinnock served as [[Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations|minister of state for Africa and the United Nations]], filling a post left vacant after the resignation of [[Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown|Lord Malloch-Brown]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/oct/12/chris-bryant-europe-minister|title=Chris Bryant replaces Glenys Kinnock|date=12 October 2009|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=12 October 2009|location=London|first=Andrew|last=Sparrow}}</ref> From 2010 to 2013 she was an [[Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom)|Opposition]] spokesperson for the [[Department of International Development]] in the [[House of Lords]].<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/glenys-kinnock/28366 Lady Kinnock profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514142351/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/glenys-kinnock/28366|date=14 May 2011}}, parliament.uk; accessed 31 December 2013.</ref> Kinnock retired from the Lords on 9 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Retirements of Members – Tuesday 13 April 2021 – Hansard – UK Parliament|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2021-04-13/debates/B7F14490-2804-46D5-AF8E-B6AEC2127100/RetirementsOfMembershighlight=baroness+kinnock|access-date=9 July 2021|website=hansard.parliament.uk|language=en}}</ref>
+From 2009 to 2010, Kinnock served as [[Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations|minister of state for Africa and the United Nations]], filling a post left vacant after the resignation of [[Lord Malloch-Brown]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/oct/12/chris-bryant-europe-minister|title=Chris Bryant replaces Glenys Kinnock|date=12 October 2009|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=12 October 2009|location=London|first=Andrew|last=Sparrow|archive-date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111194037/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/oct/12/chris-bryant-europe-minister|url-status=live}}</ref> From 2010 to 2013 she was an [[Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom)|Opposition]] spokesperson for the [[Department of International Development]] in the [[House of Lords]].<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/glenys-kinnock/28366 Lady Kinnock profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514142351/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/glenys-kinnock/28366|date=14 May 2011}}, parliament.uk; accessed 31 December 2013.</ref> Kinnock retired from the Lords on 9 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Retirements of Members – Tuesday 13 April 2021 – Hansard – UK Parliament|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2021-04-13/debates/B7F14490-2804-46D5-AF8E-B6AEC2127100/RetirementsOfMembershighlight=baroness+kinnock|access-date=9 July 2021|website=hansard.parliament.uk|language=en}}</ref>
-== Personal life ==
+==Personal life==
-She was the wife of Neil Kinnock, who was leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992, and they had two children together, including [[Stephen Kinnock|Stephen]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 May 2009 |title='Don't say I'm retiring!' – Glenys Kinnock MEP |work=[[Wales Online]] |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/dont-say-im-retiring---2107256 |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> When her husband was given a [[life peerage]] in 2005, she was entitled to the title ''Lady Kinnock'', but decided against its use.<ref name=":0" /> Kinnock grew up speaking [[Welsh language|Welsh]].<ref name=":0" />
+She was the wife of Neil Kinnock, who was leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992, and they had two children together, including [[Stephen Kinnock|Stephen]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 May 2009 |title='Don't say I'm retiring!' – Glenys Kinnock MEP |work=[[Wales Online]] |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/dont-say-im-retiring---2107256 |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203191304/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/dont-say-im-retiring---2107256 |url-status=live }}</ref> When her husband was given a [[life peerage]] in 2005, she was entitled to the title ''Lady Kinnock'', but decided against its use.<ref name=":0" /> Kinnock grew up speaking [[Welsh language|Welsh]].<ref name=":0" />
-In 2017, Kinnock was diagnosed with [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=24 March 2022|title=Kinnock at 80: The former Labour leader on life, politics and his beloved wife|url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-03-24/kinnock-at-80-the-former-labour-leader-on-life-in-and-out-of-politics|work=ITV News|location=London|access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> Her husband spoke about their experience with the disease and providing support for her.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-27 |title=Alzheimer's: Neil Kinnock supporting wife through disease |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60835796 |access-date=2023-06-27}}</ref> She died from complications of the disease at her home in London, on 3 December 2023, at the age of 79.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://news.sky.com/story/glenys-kinnock-former-mep-and-wife-of-ex-labour-leader-dies-aged-79-13021865|title = Glenys Kinnock: Former MEP, minister and wife of ex-Labour leader dies aged 79|date = 3 December 2023|access-date = 3 December 2023|publisher = [[Sky News]]}}</ref>
+In 2017, Kinnock was diagnosed with [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--not stated-->|date=24 March 2022|title=Kinnock at 80: The former Labour leader on life, politics and his beloved wife|url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-03-24/kinnock-at-80-the-former-labour-leader-on-life-in-and-out-of-politics|work=ITV News|location=London|access-date=24 March 2022|archive-date=24 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324092108/https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-03-24/kinnock-at-80-the-former-labour-leader-on-life-in-and-out-of-politics|url-status=live}}</ref> Her husband spoke about their experience with the disease and providing support for her.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-27 |title=Alzheimer's: Neil Kinnock supporting wife through disease |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60835796 |access-date=2023-06-27 |archive-date=27 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627161206/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60835796 |url-status=live }}</ref> She died from complications of the disease at her home in London, on 3 December 2023, aged 79.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://news.sky.com/story/glenys-kinnock-former-mep-and-wife-of-ex-labour-leader-dies-aged-79-13021865|title = Glenys Kinnock: Former MEP, minister and wife of ex-Labour leader dies aged 79|date = 3 December 2023|access-date = 3 December 2023|publisher = [[Sky News]]|archive-date = 3 December 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231203135030/http://news.sky.com/story/glenys-kinnock-former-mep-and-wife-of-ex-labour-leader-dies-aged-79-13021865|url-status = live}}</ref>
 ==Publications==
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 === Articles ===
 * "The Rape of Darfur", 2006 (''[[The Guardian]]'')<ref>{{Cite news|title=The rape of Darfur|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/jan/18/foreignpolicy.comment|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Glenys|last=Kinnock|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129135200/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/jan/18/foreignpolicy.comment|archive-date=29 November 2018|location=London|date=18 January 2006|url-status=live}}</ref>
-* "A Lethal Bully That Must Be Tackled", 2006 (''[[The Times]]'')<ref>{{Cite news|title=A lethal bully that must be tackled|first=Glenys|last=Kinnock|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-lethal-bully-that-must-be-tackled-qkp0z082sbz|work=The Times|date=13 September 2006|location=London}}</ref><!--
+* "A Lethal Bully That Must Be Tackled", 2006 (''[[The Times]]'')<ref>{{Cite news|title=A lethal bully that must be tackled|first=Glenys|last=Kinnock|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-lethal-bully-that-must-be-tackled-qkp0z082sbz|work=The Times|date=13 September 2006|location=London|access-date=4 December 2023|archive-date=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204002117/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-lethal-bully-that-must-be-tackled-qkp0z082sbz|url-status=live}}</ref><!--
 * "The Need for an Ethical Foreign Policy, Mark II", 2007 (''[[The Independent]]'')-->
 * "Cambodia's Brazen U.N. Bird", 2012 (''[[The New York Times]]'')<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cambodia's Brazen U.N. Bid|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/opinion/cambodias-brazen-un-bid.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130070924/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/opinion/cambodias-brazen-un-bid.html|archive-date=30 November 2018|work=The New York Times|first=Glenys|last=Kinnock|date=16 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=GB&partNumber=1&zone=Wales&language=EN&id=2123 Profile at European Parliament website]
+* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=GB&partNumber=1&zone=Wales&language=EN&id=2123 Profile at European Parliament website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022211329/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=GB&partNumber=1&zone=Wales&language=EN&id=2123 |date=22 October 2007 }}
 * [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sidesSearch/search.do?type=CRE&language=EN&term=6&author=2123 Speeches made in the European Parliament]
-* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/50_01/default_en.htm Mrs Kinnock, co-president of the ACP EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly]
+* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/50_01/default_en.htm Mrs Kinnock, co-president of the ACP EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020005559/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/50_01/default_en.htm |date=20 October 2006 }}
 * {{Cite news|title=The need for an ethical foreign policy, Mark II|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/glenys-kinnock-the-need-for-an-ethical-foreign-policy-mark-ii-453169.html|work=[[The Independent]]|year=2007|location=London}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
 * {{imdb name|1572560}}
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 {{s-bef|before=[[Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown|The Lord Malloch-Brown]]|as=Minister of State for Africa, Asia and the United Nations}}
 {{s-ttl|title=[[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations]]|years=2009–2010}}
-{{s-aft|after=[[Henry Bellingham (Norfolk MP)|Henry Bellingham]]|as=Under-Secretary of State for Africa and the United Nations}}
+{{s-aft|after=[[Henry Bellingham]]|as=Under-Secretary of State for Africa and the United Nations}}
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 [[Category:Alumni of Cardiff University]]
-[[Category:British baronesses]]
+[[Category:British critics of religions]]
-[[Category:British secularists]]
+[[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in England]]
-[[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]]
 [[Category:Deaths from dementia in England]]
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v t e Minister for European affairs in the UK Foreign Office
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v t e Neil Kinnock
Political career	Leader of the Labour Party (1983–1992) Shadow Cabinet Member of Parliament for Bedwellty (1970–1983) Member of Parliament for Islwyn (1983–1995)
Shadow Cabinet elections	1980 1981 1982
Party elections	1983 1988
General elections	1987 1992
Family	Glenys Kinnock (wife) Stephen Kinnock (son) Helle Thorning-Schmidt (daughter-in-law)
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