Margot Ruth Aline Lister, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, CBE, FBA, FAcSS (born 3 May 1949[1]), is currently Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University.

She has written or contributed to a number of books, pamphlets and articles on poverty, social security and women's citizenship.

She was born to Dr Werner Bernard and Daphne (née Carter) Lister.

[2][3] After completing her MA, she worked for the Child Poverty Action Group.

She was appointed to the House of Lords as a life peer on 31 January 2011 as Baroness Lister of Burtersett, of Nottingham in the County of Nottinghamshire[6] (Burtersett being the village her mother originated from).