Margaret Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler

Margaret Eileen Joyce Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler (born 25 March 1949) is a British life peer currently serving as a Labour member of the House of Lords since 2010 and as Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 2024.

In the 2005 Birthday Honours she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to Trade Unions.

She was created a life peer on 20 June 2010 taking the title Baroness Wheeler, of Blackfriars in the City of London, and was introduced in the Lords on 14 July 2010.

Parliamentary career

Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords (10 July 2024 – 22 July 2026) Shadow Spokesperson for Health and Social Care (4 June 2018 – 5 June 2024) Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in House of Lords (31 January 2018 – 5 June 2024) Opposition Senior Whip in the House of Lords (1 April 2014 – present) Opposition Whip in the House of Lords (8 October 2010 – 1 April 2014)