Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, was a Scottish politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 2000 and 2009. A member of the Labour Party prior to becoming speaker,
Martin in 2003
Martin in 2007
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
Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
…Speaker's Panel of Chairmen 1987–2000. He was appointed as First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (one of three Deputy Speakers) in May 1997. In 2000, Betty Boothroyd retired as Speaker. An election was held in October of that year and twelve MPs put their names forward as potential successors. Many observers had…
Official portrait, 2018
Boothroyd's Speaker's shoe in the Women's Library
Boothroyd meeting Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Sirimavo Bandaranaike