Betty Boothroyd
The Baroness Boothroyd | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Speaker of the House of Commons | |
| In office 27 April 1992 – 23 October 2000 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | John Major Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Bernard Weatherill |
| Succeeded by | Michael Martin |
| Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 27 April 1992 | |
| Speaker | Bernard Weatherill |
| Preceded by | Paul Dean |
| Succeeded by | Janet Fookes |
| Member of Parliament for West Bromwich West | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 23 October 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Bailey |
| Member of Parliament for West Bromwich | |
| In office 24 May 1973 – 28 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Foley |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1929 Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 26 February 2023 (aged 93) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour (before 1992) None (1992–2000) Crossbencher (2001–2023) |
Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd OM PC (8 October 1929 – 26 February 2023) was a British politician. She served as a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 1992.
From 1992 to 2000, she served as Speaker of the House of Commons. She was the first, and to date only, female Speaker of the House of Commons.[1] She sat, by tradition, as a Crossbench peer in the House of Lords.
Boothroyd died at a hospital in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire on 26 February 2023 at the age of 93.[2] Her death was announced the following day by Sir Lindsay Hoyle.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Betty Boothroyd: To Parliament and beyond". BBC Online. 24 October 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ↑ Tominey, Camilla (27 February 2023). "Betty Boothroyd, first female Speaker, dies aged 93". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ Morris, Sophie (27 February 2023). "Baroness Boothroyd, first female Speaker of the House of Commons, has died aged 93". Sky News. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ "Former Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd dies". BBC News. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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