Jill Knight

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Joan Christabel Jill Knight, Baroness Knight of Collingtree, DBE (née Christie; 9 July 1923 – 6 April 2022) was a British politician. She was a member of the Conservative Party. She was a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 1997. She was later a member of the House of Lords from 1997 until 2016. She was appointed an MBE in 1964 and DBE in 1985. Knight was born in Bristol, England.

Knight died on 6 April 2022, aged 98.[1]

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  1. "Baroness Knight of Collingtree, doughty Tory MP for Edgbaston who campaigned intensively on Section 28, abortion and Northern Ireland – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.