Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

Crossbench peer, Paralympian and Chancellor of Northumbria University

Bio

Baroness Grey-Thompson is a crossbench peer and Paralympian. In the course of her 16-year sporting career, Tanni, Baroness Grey-Thompson, won 16 medals in five Paralympic Games, including 11 gold, and was a six times winner of the London Wheelchair Marathon. She has held 30 world records.

Now retired from competitive sport, Tanni’s current roles include the chairmanship of UK Active and membership of the boards of the London Marathon, Transport for London and the London Legacy Development Corporation.

She still plays an active role in the administration of sport and holds prominent positions in various sporting bodies. She has been a member of the National Disability Council and Senior Deputy Chair of the UK Lottery Award Panel.

In March 2010 Tanni was appointed to the House of Lords as a non-party political cross bench peer, becoming Baroness Grey-Thompson of Eaglescliffe in the County of Durham. She has been the Chancellor of Northumbria University since July 2015.