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Betty Boothroyd (now Baroness Boothroyd) was Speaker of the House of Commons from April 1992 to October 2000, and prior to that had been a Labour MP since 1973.

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Telegraph: Baroness Betty Boothroyd Portrait - Biography of the was the first female speaker of the House of Commons. BBC News: Appreciating Betty Boothroyd - Political correspondent Nick Assinder writes about how the departing speaker will be remembered. Wikipedia: Betty Boothroyd - Article updated by the public about the former speaker., with biography, political career to the Lords, as cross bench peer, with the title The Right Honourable The Baroness Boothroyd OM PC. Includes references and related links. Telegraph: Boothroyd quits as Speaker - The first woman Speaker of the House of Commons is to stand down at the end of the summer, triggering a race to choose her successor before the next general election.

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