Executive Committee

The CWO's Executive Committee has representation from all 12 Regions of the United Kingdom and co-opted members who bring special expertise and links with other parts of the Conservative Party. This Executive Committee has an Annual General meeting and meets three times a year.

The CWO works very closely with the Shadow Minister for Women and the Vice Chairman for Women.

Officers:

President, CWO: The Lady Hodgson
Chairman, CWO: Pauline Lucas
Deputy Chairman, CWO: Eve Burt
Deputy Chairman, CWO: Niki Molnar
Deputy Chairman, CWO: Thalia Openshaw
Treasurer, CWO: Margaret Bird


The CWO invites women who have made a major contribution to the organisation at national level to become Vice Presidents.

Honorary Vice Presidents:

Pamela Parker
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE
The Baroness Byford DBE
The Baroness Seccombe DBE
The Baroness Wilcox
Marney Swan OBE
Sally Ridley-Day OBE
Jean Searle OBE
Caroline Abel Smith OBE
Betty Rodrigues OBE
Jackie Jenkin-Jones OBE
Lynne Elson OBE

Regional Chairmen:

East Midlands: Christine Emmett
Eastern: Tiz Baskerville
Northern Ireland: Dorothy Dunlop
London: Valerie Whitaker
Yorkshire: Felicity Merriman
North East: Amy Gibbs
North West: Angela Jacques
Scotland: Diana Mackenzie
South West: Veronica Horman
Southern: Pam Pulling-Smith
Wales: Angela Jones-Evans BLib(Hons) PGCED PhD MCLIP
West Midlands:


Each Region is divided up into Areas or Counties, each with an Area or County Chairman and each containing a number of constituencies, many of whom have Conservative Women's Constituency Committees (CWCCs) or affiliated lunchclubs.

Co-Opted (CO) and Additional (AD) Members

Member Expertise Type
Penny Harbour MEP Liason AD
Claire-Louise Leyland Conservative Women's Forum CO
Fran Penman Fundraising AD
Sally Smith CWO Draw AD
Shazia Ovaisi Chairman CWO Muslim Group AD