Betty Boothroyd
The Baroness Boothroyd | |
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Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 28 April 1992 – 23 October 2000 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Weatherill |
| Succeeded by | Michael Martin |
| 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 | 8 October 1929 Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 26 February 2023 (aged 93) Cambridge, England |
| Resting place | St George's Church, Thriplow, Cambridgeshire, England |
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| Alma mater | Kirklees College |
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Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd (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. She was the first and as of 2025, the only woman to serve as Speaker. Boothroyd later sat in the House of Lords as, in accordance with tradition, a crossbench peer.