Baroness greengross biography

Greengross was an independent crossbench member of the House of Lords from 2000 until her death in 2022 and co-chaired five All-Party Parliamentary Groups: Dementia, Corporate Social Responsibility, Bladder and Bowel Continence Care, Social Care and Ageing and Older People.
Sally Greengross was Director General of Age Concern from 1987, a position she held until 2000.
Sally Ralea Greengross, Baroness Greengross, OBE (née Rosengarten; 29 June 1935 – 23 June 2022) was a British politician.

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Baroness Sally Greengross

By: David Sinclair

Twenty-five years ago, having just left Age Concern after 13 years as Director-General, Sally Greengross responded to the suggestion of her friend Robert Butler to create something entirely new: A think tank looking at the opportunities and challenges of longevity across the lifespan. At a time when many of us might have taken things easy, she became a Member of the House of Lords and set up a new organisation as part of a fledgling global network.

Over the next quarter of a century, as Sally helped grow ILC, she instilled in it, and all of us who work for it, a shared vision and purpose. She passionately wanted the world to be better for future generations of younger and older people. She was determined to make that happen and she used her huge convening power and extensive networks to deliver change. A comment in a strategy review summed up so much about her and the organisation she founded – ‘Her network, and people’s respect for her, are why ILC stands apart from more analytical think-tanks’.

When you imagine a think tank,

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Sally Greengross, Baroness Greengross

British politician (1935–2022)

Sally Ralea Greengross, Baroness Greengross, OBE (née Rosengarten; 29 June 1935 – 23 June 2022) was a British politician. Awarded an OBE in the 1993 New Year Honours,^[1] Greengross was raised to the peerage as Baroness Greengross, of Notting Hill in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 2000,^[2]^[3] sitting as a crossbencher.

Early life

Greengross was born in Hendon on 29 June 1935.^[4] Her family moved to Brighton after the outbreak of World War II, and she was educated at Brighton and Hove High School, a girls private school.^[4] She went on to study at the London School of Economics and Political Science.^[5]

Career

Greengross was Director General of Age Concern England from 1987 until 2000; also until 2000, she was joint Chair of the Age Concern Institute of Gerontology at King's College London, and Secretary General of Eurolink Age.^[6]

Her appointments included that of Chair of the Advisory Groups

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There are few people who have championed the rights and protections needed for older people as passionately and committedly as Baroness Sally Greengross. Her death yesterday has left everyone at Hourglass immensely saddened but inspired by her story and her unwavering support.

Much has been reported regarding her transformational time as Director-General of Age Concern and her incredible work in setting up the International Longevity Centre-UK but here at Hourglass – she was our founder, our Patron and our unconditional advocate for the victims of elder abuse. Her loss will cut deep and our thoughts go out to her family, friends and everyone fortunate to have known her.

Baroness Greengross was still tirelessly working for Hourglass as recently as Monday this week and she was our guiding light and beacon of hope.

Sally, working with Dr Gerry Bennett, Paul Kingston and Bridget Penhale, set up Action on Elder Abuse (now Hourglass) after flying to an International Convention on Ageing – only to find the event cancelled due to an imminent hurricane, but the absence of a conference