The Baroness Platt of Writtle | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 28 May 1981 – 1 February 2015 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Beryl Catherine Myatt 18 April 1923 Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK |
| Died | 1 February 2015 (aged 91) |
| Spouse | Stewart Sydney Platt |
| Children | Roland Francis Platt (1951–2014) Victoria Catherine Platt (b. 1953) |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Mathematics, aeronautics, politics |
| Institutions | Girton College, Cambridge |
| Employer(s) | Hawker Aircraft Company, British European Airways |
Beryl Catherine Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle CBE DL FRSA FREng HonFIMechE[1] (née Myatt; 18 April 1923 – 1 February 2015) was a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. Her background was in engineering, and she worked in aeronautics and aviation safety. She retained a strong interest in science and technology, particularly the role and advancement of women in these fields.[2]
- ^ "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Beryl Catherine Platt of Writtle | Women's Engineering Society". Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.