Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig

The Baroness Henig
Official portrait, 2019
Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
In office
5 March 2018 – 29 February 2024
In office
8 June 2004 – 29 February 2024
Life peerage
Personal details
Born
Ruth Beatrice Munzer

(1943-11-10)10 November 1943
Leicester, England
Died29 February 2024(2024-02-29) (aged 80)
Political partyLabour
Spouses
(m. 1966; div. 1993)
Jack Johnstone
(m. 1994; died 2013)
Children2, including Simon[1]
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Historian
  • politician

Ruth Beatrice Henig, Baroness Henig, CBE, JP, DL (née Munzer; 10 November 1943 – 29 February 2024) was a British academic historian and Labour politician.

  1. ^ "Ruth Henig, Lancaster university historian and Labour politician involved with policing – obituary". The Telegraph. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.