Background
Boothroyd, The Right Hon. Betty was born on October 8, 1929 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. Daughter of Archibald and Mary (Butterfield) Boothroyd.
Boothroyd, The Right Hon. Betty was born on October 8, 1929 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. Daughter of Archibald and Mary (Butterfield) Boothroyd.
Student, Dewsbury College Commerce and Art, 1945. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Cambridge (England) University, 1994. Data Control Language (honorary), Oxford (England) University, 1995.
Secretary Labour Party Headquarters, England, 1948. Secretary, personal assistant to Baroness (Barbara) Castle, Lord Walston, Sir Geoffrey de Freitas. Elected to House of Commons, 1973.
Member House of Commons Commission, 1983-1987. Deputy speaker House of Commons, 1987-1992, speaker of house, 1992-2000, speaker's secretary, since 2000. Delaware to North Atlantic Assembly, 1974.
Accompanied Labour Party delegations to European Conferences, 1955-1960, Soviet Union, China and Vietnam, 1957. Delegate to North Atlantic Assembly, 1974. Member European Parliament, 1975-1977.
Active Kennedy-for-President campaign, United States, 1960-1961. Assistant to Congressman, Washington, 1960-1961. Labour Party councillor Hammersmith (London) Borough Council, 1965-1968.
Chancellor The Open University, London, since 1994.