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The Right Honourable Katherine Patricia Irene Adams, Baroness Adams of Craigielea (born 27 December 1947) is a British Labour peer, who served as MP in the constituency of Paisley North from 1990 to 2005.

She was educated at Stanley Green High School. In 1970 she was on Paisley Town Council and by 1972 was appointed Justice of the Peace. In 1974 she became a councillor in her local Renfrew District Council and in 1979 went on to Strathclyde Regional Council. Her husband, Allen Adams was previously MP for Paisley North, and for the earlier seat of Paisley since 1979 until his death in 1990, whereupon Irene won the subsequent by-election.

On 13 May 2005 it was announced that she would be created a life peer, and was created Baroness Adams of Craigielea, of Craigielea in Renfrewshire, on 28 June.

Lady Adams of Craigielea is widowed and has one son and two daughters.

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