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]