Janet Fookes
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Janet Evelyn Fookes, Baroness Fookes, is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, she is a life peer in the House of Lords. She was previously a member of the House of Commons from 19
Official portrait, 2025
Betty Boothroyd
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Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, was a British politician who served as a member of Parliament for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000. A member of the Labour Party, she served
Janet Fookes
…Assumed office 9 December 2002 Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Second Deputy Chair of Ways and Means In office 27 April 1992 – 14 May 1997 Speaker Betty Boothroyd Preceded by Betty Boothroyd Succeeded by Michael Lord Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal Life peerage 30 September 1997 Member of Parliament…
Official portrait, 2018
Boothroyd's Speaker's shoe in the Women's Library
Boothroyd meeting Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Sirimavo Bandaranaike