Ilora Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

The Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
28 June 2001
Personal details
Born (1949-02-23) 23 February 1949
PartyNone (crossbencher)
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Ilora Gillian Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, FRCP, FRCGP, FLSW, FMedSci (born 23 February 1949) is a Welsh doctor, professor of palliative medicine, and a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

Born the only daughter of Professor Charles Beaumont Benoy Downman, Finlay grew up in outer London. She attended Wimbledon High School before studying medicine at St Mary's University, Twickenham. In 1972 she married Andrew Yule Finlay, with whom she has two children.