Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge
British politician
Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1904
Place of Birth: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 16-Nov-1988
Profession: politician
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge
- Janet Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge, PC LLD HonFRA (3 November 1904 – 16 November 1988), known as Jennie Lee, was a Scottish politician.
- She was a Labour Member of Parliament from a by-election in 1929 until 1931 and then from 1945 to 1970. As Minister for the Arts in Harold Wilson's government of 1964–1970, she played a leading role in the foundation of the Open University working directly with Harold Wilson to establish the principle of open access: Enrolment as a student of the University should be open to everyone … irrespective of educational qualifications, and no formal entrance requirement should be imposed.She was married to the Welsh Labour politician Aneurin Bevan from 1934 until his death in 1960.
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