12 Facts About Dianne Hayter

Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town was born on 7 September 1949 and is a British politician serving as a Member of the House of Lords since 2010.

Dianne Hayter served in numerous opposition front bench roles in the Lords from 2011 until 2021, when she became Chair of the International Agreements Committee.

Dianne Hayter is the daughter of Flt Lt Alec Bristow Hayter, and Nancy Evans.

Dianne Hayter was a Director of Alcohol Concern from 1984 to 1990, and Director of Corporate Affairs for the Wellcome Trust from 1996 to 1999.

Dianne Hayter served as a board member of a number of organisations, including the Financial Reporting Council's Board of Actuarial Standards, the Determinations Panel of The Pensions Regulator, the Surveying Ombudsman Service, and the Insolvency Practices Council.

Dianne Hayter chaired the Legal Services Consumer Panel, and was formerly vice chairman of the Financial Services Authority Consumer Panel and chair of the Consumer Panel of the Bar Standards Board.

Dianne Hayter was the General Secretary of the Fabian Society between 1976 and 1982 and Chief Executive of the European Parliamentary Labour Party during 1990 to 1996.

Dianne Hayter was an Opposition Whip from October 2011 to September 2015.

Between 2012 and 2021, Dianne Hayter discontinuously served as a Shadow Spokesperson for the following departments:.

Dianne Hayter was elected Deputy leader of Labour in the Lords in June 2017.

Dianne Hayter is a member of Labour Friends of Israel.

Dianne Hayter asserted that the party's leadership was not open to external views and suggested those around Corbyn were "in a bunker" like the "last days of Hitler".