Betty Boothroyd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Betty Boothroyd

British politician and life peer

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1929

Place of Birth: Dewsbury, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd , Hon.
FSLL (born 8 October 1929) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000.
From 1992 to 2000, she served as Speaker of the House of Commons.
She is the only woman to have served as Speaker.
She is one of the two living former Speakers of the House of Commons.
She sits, by tradition, as a Crossbench peer in the House of Lords.

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