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Betty Boothroyd

1929 - 2023

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Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd (8 October 1929 – 26 February 2023), was a British politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000. A member of the Labour Party, she served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1992 to 2000. She was previously a Deputy Speaker from 1987 to 1992. She was the first and as of 2025, the only woman to serve as Speaker. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Betty Boothroyd is the 17,707th most popular politician, the 6,005th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 651st most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Betty Boothroyd ranks 17,707 out of 19,576. Before her are Mike Crapo, Kapil Sibal, Sitara Achakzai, Serhiy Arbuzov, Johnny Isakson, and Mark Warner. After her are Leon Brittan, Frank Lautenberg, Adrián Fernández, Alexei Nemov, George Borg Olivier, and Hervé Morin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Betty Boothroyd ranks 533. Before her are Paul England, Daphne Hasenjäger, Ian Stewart, Tom Foley, Ronnie Barker, and Al Alvarez. After her are Shirley Ann Grau, Creed Taylor, George Clayton Johnson, Yash Johar, Joan Taylor, and Eddie Garcia. Among people deceased in 2023, Betty Boothroyd ranks 571. Before her are Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Cynthia Weil, Raphael Dwamena, Billy Miller, Óscar Arizaga, and Lloyd Erskine Sandiford. After her are Gordon McQueen, Lieuwe Westra, John Tooby, Zia Mohyeddin, Modeste M'bami, and Vladlen Tatarsky.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Betty Boothroyd ranks 6,005 out of 8,785. Before her are Peter Bowles (1936), John Dankworth (1927), Stuart Williams (1930), Paul Emery (1916), Mick Rock (1948), and Alexander Munro (1870). After her are Leon Brittan (1939), Frederick Denison Maurice (1805), Evelyn Glennie (1965), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Simon Wells (1961), and Sheila Jeffreys (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Betty Boothroyd ranks 651. Before her are Francis Pym (1922), Philip May (1957), Peter Robinson (1948), William Hague (1961), Nick Leeson (1967), and Button Gwinnett (1735). After her are Leon Brittan (1939), Francis Lewis (1713), Henry Sewell (1807), Eric Bristow (1957), Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947), and Vince Cable (1943).

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