Shireen Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Brompton

Shireen Olive Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Brompton (née Folkard; 22 June 1945 – 24 April 2012) was a Conservative Councillor for the Brompton Ward, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and advocate for women in the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom.

In 2008, she provided testimony as part of the Home Affairs Committee hearings on Trade in Human Beings.

[7] She held a seat as the Chair of the party's Candidates Committee and was named as a 'Champion' for the Conservative Women's Organisation.

[11] Born Shireen Olive Folkard, she spent her early life in Yemen where her father was a British diplomat.

After attending St Mary's Gate School, Southbourne, Dorset, she worked as a fashion model until her marriage.