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Betty Boothroyd
Baroness Boothroyd
British politician (1929–2023).
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Betty Boothroyd
Sex or Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Dewsbury
Date of Birth
10/8/1929
Member of Political Party
Labour Party
( - 1992)
End Time
:
1992
Independent Politician
(1992 - )
Start Time
:
1992
Instance Of
Human
Position Held
15 items
Speaker of the House of Commons
(4/27/1992 - 10/23/2000)
Replaces
:
Bernard Weatherill
Replaced By
:
Michael Martin
End Time
:
10/23/2000
Start Time
:
4/27/1992
Member of the European Parliament
(7/1/1975 - 3/1/1977)
End Time
:
3/1/1977
Start Time
:
7/1/1975
Member of the House of Lords
(1/15/2001 - 2/26/2023)
Parliamentary Group
:
Crossbencher
End Time
:
2/26/2023
Start Time
:
1/15/2001
Chairman of Ways and Means
(6/11/1987 - 4/27/1992)
End Time
:
4/27/1992
Start Time
:
6/11/1987
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
(6/4/1992 - 2/26/2023)
End Time
:
2/26/2023
Start Time
:
6/4/1992
Member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
(5/1/1997 - 10/23/2000)
Parliamentary Group
:
Speaker of the House of Commons
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Elected In
:
1997 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Resignation
Parliamentary Term
:
52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
10/23/2000
Start Time
:
5/1/1997
Member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom
(4/9/1992 - 4/27/1992)
Parliamentary Group
:
Labour Party
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Elected In
:
1992 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Election as Speaker of the House
Parliamentary Term
:
51st Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
4/27/1992
Start Time
:
4/9/1992
Member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(6/11/1987 - 3/16/1992)
Parliamentary Group
:
Labour Party
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Elected In
:
1987 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
50th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
3/16/1992
Start Time
:
6/11/1987
Member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(6/9/1983 - 5/18/1987)
Parliamentary Group
:
Labour Party
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Elected In
:
1983 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
5/18/1987
Start Time
:
6/9/1983
Member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(5/3/1979 - 5/13/1983)
Parliamentary Group
:
Labour Party
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Elected In
:
1979 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
5/13/1983
Start Time
:
5/3/1979
Member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(10/10/1974 - 4/7/1979)
Parliamentary Group
:
Labour Party
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Elected In
:
October 1974 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
47th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
4/7/1979
Start Time
:
10/10/1974
Member of the 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(2/28/1974 - 9/20/1974)
Parliamentary Group
:
Labour Party
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Elected In
:
February 1974 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
46th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
9/20/1974
Start Time
:
2/28/1974
Member of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(5/24/1973 - 2/8/1974)
Parliamentary Group
:
Labour Party
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
2/8/1974
Start Time
:
5/24/1973
Member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom
(4/27/1992 - 4/8/1997)
Parliamentary Group
:
Speaker of the House of Commons
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
51st Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
4/8/1997
Start Time
:
4/27/1992
Chancellor of the Open University
(1994 - 2007)
End Time
:
2007
Start Time
:
1994
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
Occupation
Politician
Autobiographer
Given Name
Betty
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Work Location
Strasbourg
City of Brussels
London
Name in Native Language
Betty Boothroyd
Image
Family Name
Boothroyd
Father
Mother
Award Received
Honorary Degree of the University of Leeds
Order of Merit
(5/20/2005)
Point in Time
:
5/20/2005
Candidacy in Election
February 1974 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Represents
:
Labour Party
Results
:
Elected
Votes Received
:
25,112
1979 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Represents
:
Labour Party
Results
:
Elected
Votes Received
:
23,791
1983 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Represents
:
Labour Party
Results
:
Elected
Votes Received
:
18,896
Ranking
:
1
1987 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Represents
:
Labour Party
Results
:
Elected
Votes Received
:
19,925
Ranking
:
1
1997 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Represents
:
Speaker of the House of Commons
Results
:
Elected
Votes Received
:
23,969
Ranking
:
1
October 1974 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Represents
:
Labour Party
Results
:
Elected
Votes Received
:
23,336
1992 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Represents
:
Labour Party
Results
:
Elected
Votes Received
:
22,251
Ranking
:
1
Depicted By
Date of Death
2/26/2023
Place of Death
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Noble Title
Life Peer
(1/15/2001)
Point in Time
:
1/15/2001
Baron
Coat of Arms Image
Archives At
The Open University
Title
:
Betty Boothroyd collection
URL
:
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Residence
Cambridge
Mary Butterfield
1973 West Bromwich By-Election
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich
Represents
:
Labour Party
Ranking
:
1
Elected In
:
1973 West Bromwich By-Election
Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd
Creator
:
Brendan Kelly
1992 Speaker of the British House of Commons Election
Elected In
:
1992 Speaker of the British House of Commons Election
Electoral District
:
West Bromwich West
Represents
:
Speaker of the House of Commons
Ranking
:
1
Replaced By
:
Janet Fookes, Baroness Fookes
Replaces
:
Paul Dean, Baron Dean of Harptree
Ben Archibald Boothroyd
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