Betty Harvie Anderson
The Baroness Skrimshire of Quarter | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| In office 6 July 1970 – 30 October 1973 | |
| Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire | |
| In office 8 October 1959 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | Allan Stewart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Betty Harvie Anderson 12 August 1913 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 7 November 1979 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
John Francis Penrose Skrimshire
(m. 1960) |
Margaret Betty Harvie Anderson, Baroness Skrimshire of Quarter, OBE, PC, TD, DL (12 August 1913 – 7 November 1979) was a British Conservative Party politician. She was the first woman to become a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, which she served as from 1970 to 1973.