Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
In office 28 April 1992 – 23 October 2000[1]
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
John Major
Tony Blair
Preceded by
Bernard Weatherill
Succeeded by
Michael Martin
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
Second Deputy Chair of Ways and Means
In office 17 June 1987 – 27 April 1992
Speaker
Bernard Weatherill
Preceded by
Paul Dean
Succeeded by
Janet 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 by
Maurice Foley
Succeeded by
Adrian Bailey
Personal details
Born
(1929-10-08)8 October 1929 Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died
26 February 2023(2023-02-26) (aged 93) Cambridge, England
Resting place
St George's Church, Thriplow, Cambridgeshire, England
Political party
Labour (before 1992)
Speaker (1992–2000)
Crossbench (from 2001)
Alma mater
Kirklees 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]
^Journals of the House of Commons(PDF). Vol. 249. 1992–1993. p. 2.
^"Miss Betty Boothroyd". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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^"Parliamentary career for Baroness Boothroyd – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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