Betty Boothroyd

The Baroness Boothroyd
Official portrait, 2018
Speaker of the House of Commons
of the United Kingdom
In office
28 April 1992 – 23 October 2000[1]
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime Minister
Preceded byBernard Weatherill
Succeeded byMichael Martin
In office
17 June 1987 – 27 April 1992
SpeakerBernard Weatherill
Preceded byPaul Dean
Succeeded byJanet Fookes
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
15 January 2001 – 26 February 2023
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for West Bromwich West
West Bromwich (1973–1974)
In office
24 May 1973 – 23 October 2000
Preceded byMaurice Foley
Succeeded byAdrian Bailey
Personal details
Born(1929-10-08)8 October 1929
Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died26 February 2023(2023-02-26) (aged 93)
Cambridge, England
Resting placeSt George's Church, Thriplow, Cambridgeshire, England
Political party
Alma materKirklees College
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Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, OM, PC (8 October 1929 – 26 February 2023) was a British politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000. A member of the Labour Party, she served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1992 to 2000. She was previously a Deputy Speaker from 1987 to 1992.[2] She was the first and to date only woman to serve as Speaker.[3] Boothroyd later sat in the House of Lords as, in accordance with tradition, a crossbench peer.[4]

  1. ^ Journals of the House of Commons (PDF). Vol. 249. 1992–1993. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Miss Betty Boothroyd". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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  4. ^ "Parliamentary career for Baroness Boothroyd – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 13 May 2021.