Betty Boothroyd

Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd OM PC (born 8 October 1929) is a British politician. She served as a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 1992.

The Right Honourable The Baroness Boothroyd OM PC
Speaker of the House of Commons
In office 27 April 1992 – 23 October 2000
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Major Tony Blair
Preceded by	Bernard Weatherill
Succeeded by	Michael Martin
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office 11 June 1987 – 27 April 1992
Speaker	Bernard Weatherill
Preceded by	Paul Dean
Succeeded by	Janet Fookes
Member of Parliament for West Bromwich West
In office 28 February 1974 – 23 October 2000
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Adrian Bailey
Member of Parliament for West Bromwich
In office 24 May 1973 – 28 February 1974
Preceded by	Maurice Foley
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1929-10-08) 8 October 1929 Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Crossbencher 2001 onwards
Other political affiliations	None 1992–2000 Labour Until 1992

From 1992 to 2000, she served as Speaker of the House of Commons. She was the first, and to date only, female Speaker of the House of Commons.[1] She sits, by tradition, as a Crossbench peer in the House of Lords.