Baroness Shreela Flather

The Baroness Flather JP DL FRSA

of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Baroness Flather was the first Asian to enter the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is widely recognised as a champion against racism and for human rights, in particular those of women in developing nations.

Originally from Lahore, India, she was educated at University College London and began her career as a teacher of English as a second language to Asian boys. The school brought her first experience of racism, with its headmaster relegating her pupils to the worst classroom and excluding her from normal staff relations.

During this time she became active in community and voluntary work and, through various roles, pioneered the representation of Asians in British society and government through several high profile roles. These include being the UK