Betty Boothroyd

Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, 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 to date only woman to serve as Speaker. Boothroyd later sat in the House of Lords as, in accordance with tradition, a crossbench peer.

8 October 1929

Born on the same birth day (8 October): Adrian Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer • Ardal O'Hanlon • Bella Thorne • Chevy Chase • Dick Burnett (musician) • Eddie Rickenbacker • Gavin Friday • Jeff Lahti • Margaret Douglas • Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui • Mihkel Kukk • Miloš Pavlović (racing driver) • Nick Cannon • Paulette Dubost • Pierre De Geyter • Sadiq Khan • Sione Lousi • Steve Perry (Oregon musician)

Born in the same month (October 1929): Bill Wirtz • Bud Spencer • Claude Rouer • Fernanda Montenegro • Frank Stanmore (rugby league) • John Hollander • Leroy Van Dyke • Lewis Wolpert • Marcel Bozzuffi • Neal Matthews Jr. • Ursula K. Le Guin • Will Insley • Yevgeny Primakov • Yordan Radichkov