What is Jill Knight?
'''Joan Christabel Jill Knight, Baroness Knight of Collingtree''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DBE|size=100%}} ({{née|'''Christie'''}}; 9 July 1923 – 6 April 2022) was a British politician. She was a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. She was a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|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 [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 1964 and [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] in 1985. Knight was born in [[Bristol]], [[England]]. Knight died on 6 April 2022, aged 98.<ref name = TelegraphObit>{{cite news|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/04/12/baroness-knight-collingtree-doughty-tory-mp-edgbaston-campaigned/|title = Baroness Knight of Collingtree, doughty Tory MP for Edgbaston who campaigned intensively on Section 28, abortion and Northern Ireland – obituary|work = [[The Daily Telegraph]]|date = 12 April 2022|accessdate = 12 April 2022|url-access = subscription}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Knight, Jill}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Bristol]] [[Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs]] [[Category:UK MPs 1966–1970]] [[Category:UK MPs 1970–1974]] [[Category:UK MPs 1974]] [[Category:UK MPs 1974–1979]] [[Category:UK MPs 1979–1983]] [[Category:UK MPs 1983–1987]] [[Category:UK MPs 1987–1992]] [[Category:UK MPs 1992–1997]] {{bio-stub}}