Baroness Glenys Kinnock, former minister, MEP, and wife of ex-Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock, has died age 79.
In a statement, her family said: “It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Glenys Kinnock.
“Glenys died peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of Sunday morning, at home in London.
“She was the beloved wife and life partner of Neil, the cherished mother of Steve and Rachel and an adored grandmother.
“Neil was with her in her final moments. They had been married for 56 years.”
“A proud democratic socialist, she campaigned, in Britain and internationally, for justice and against poverty all her life.”
Her family went on to say that she was “passionate to the end about education”, working as a school teacher before beginning her political career.
“She was a great friend to many people and causes and was truly loved.
“Glenys endured Alzheimer’s after being diagnosed in 2017 and, as long as she could, sustained her merriment and endless capacity for love, never complaining and with the innate courage with which she had confronted every challenge throughout her life.
“The family is of course devastated and and would ask that their privacy be respected. Funeral details will be communicated in due course.”
Baroness Kinnock represented Wales in the European Parliament from 1994 until 2009 when she was awarded a peerage to serve in Gordon Brown’s cabinet as minister for Europe.
She held that post for just a few months before becoming minister for Africa and the United Nations until Labour lost power in the 2010 general election.
She then served as opposition spokesperson for the Department of International Development in the House of Lords, from which she retired in April 2021.
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