Diana Warwick, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe

Diana Mary Warwick, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe (born 16 July 1945) is a British politician and Labour member of the House of Lords. She was formerly a trade unionist and the Chief Executive of Universities UK.

Background Warwick was born in Bradford, Yorkshire and was educated at a local grammar school. She then attended Bedford College, University of London (now part of Royal Holloway, University of London), graduating with a BSc Sociology 1967.

Career Previously, Warwick was Assistant Secretary of the Civil and Public Services Association from 1972,

On 10 July 1999, she was created a life peer as Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe, of Undercliffe in the County of West Yorkshire.

When she was created a life peer, some commentators felt that she could not combine running the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals (CVCP) alongside being a Labour baroness in the House of Lords, and there were calls for her resignation.

Warwick was Chair of the Human Tissue 2 Authority from 2010 to 2014. From 2020 to 2022, Warwick was Chair of the National Housing Federation. She is also Chair of International Students House, London.