Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech

British academic, lawyer and bioethicist

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1943

Place of Birth: Clapham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician, author, university teacher, life peer, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ruth Lynn Deech, Baroness Deech, DBE (née Fraenkel; born 29 April 1943) is a British academic, lawyer, bioethicist and politician, most noted for chairing the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), from 1994 to 2002, and as the former Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford.
Deech sits as a Crossbench peer in the House of Lords (2005–) and chaired the Bar Standards Board (2009–2014).