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The Baroness Elizabeth Berridge of the Vale of Catmose in the County of Rutland is a leading advocate for religious freedom in the United Kingdom. Since 2011, she has served as a life peer in the House of Lords and sits on the human rights committee. In July 2014 she founded and was elected chair of the All Party Group on International Religious Freedom, a parliamentary interest group that encourages giving greater priority to the protection of religious freedom around the world. Berridge also served as a barrister and active member of her local church in Manchester before becoming the executive director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship in 2005. She currently serves as a trustee of the think tank British Future, which aims to build an inclusive national identity and advocate sensible immigration policy in the United Kingdom. Berridge studied law at Emmanuel College in Cambridge and the Inns of Court School of Law in London.