Betty Boothroyd
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.
The Baroness Boothroyd | |
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| 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) |
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]
Betty Boothroyd Media
Boothroyd's Speaker's shoe in the Women's Library
Coat of Arms of Betty Boothroyd, The Baroness Boothroyd (2005–2023)
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References
- ↑ "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. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/02/27/betty-boothroyd-dies-93-speaker-house-commons/. 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. https://news.sky.com/story/baroness-boothroyd-first-female-speaker-of-the-house-of-commons-has-died-aged-93-12724383. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ "Former Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd dies". BBC News. 27 February 2023. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64786680. Retrieved 27 February 2023.