Baroness Sayeeda Warsi

A lawyer, a businesswoman, a campaigner, and a cabinet minister, Sayeeda Warsi has had many roles, but she is best known for being the first Muslim to serve in a British cabinet. In 2007 she was elevated to the House of Lords aged 36, making her the youngest peer in Parliament, and in 2010 she was appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron as Minister without Portfolio.

She is an International Advisor to Australia Catholic University, a Visiting Professor at St Marys – the oldest Catholic university in the UK, an Advisor to Georgetown University, Washington D.C, a member of International Advisory Board on FORB, University of Notre Dame and Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Bolton. She has also been awarded Honorary Doctorates from Aston, Birmingham City, and Bolton universities, as well as from the University of Law.