Janet Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico
The Baroness Cohen of Pimlico | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 3 May 2000 – 19 December 2024 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janet Neel 4 July 1940 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
James Lionel Cohen (m. 1971) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge (BA) |
Janet Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico (née Neel; born 4 July 1940), also known as Janet Neel, is a British lawyer and crime fiction writer. She is the daughter of George Edric Neel and Mary Isabel Budge. She was educated at South Hampstead High School, Hampstead, London, England and graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge, in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in law.
She started to work as a practising solicitor in 1965. She married James Lionel Cohen on 18 December 1971. She was a governor of the BBC between 1994 and 1999. She was created a life peer as Baroness Cohen of Pimlico', of Pimlico in the City of Westminster, on 3 May 2000[1] and sits as a Labour peer in the House of Lords. She is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge.[2] Cohen retired from the House of Lords on 19 December 2024.[3]
As Janet Neel and Janet Cohen she is the author of crime fiction novels.
Bibliography
[edit]Francesca Wilson and John McLeish series
[edit]- Death's Bright Angel (1988)
- Death on Site (1989)[4]
- Death of a Partner (1991), shortlisted for Gold Dagger Award
- Death Among the Dons (1993), shortlisted for Gold Dagger Award
- A Timely Death (1996)
- To Die For (1998)
- O Gentle Death (2000)
Other novels
[edit]- The Highest Bidder (1992); writing as Janet Cohen
- Children of a Harsh Winter (1995); writing as Janet Cohen
- Ticket to Ride (2005)
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 55840". The London Gazette. 8 May 2000. p. 5023.
- ^ "St Edmund's College - University of Cambridge". www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Lord McFall of Alcluith, Lord Speaker (10 July 2024). "Retirements of Members and Cessation of Membership". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Lords.
- ^ Deutsch: Wer zweimal fällt, ist endlich tot
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
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