Susan Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal

Susan Elizabeth Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal, PC (born Button, 22 February 1944) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who, since 2018, serves as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.

The Baroness Garden of Frognal
Official portrait, 2020
Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
Assumed office
5 March 2018
Baroness-in-Waiting
Government Whip
In office
4 November 2014  7 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Succeeded byVacant
In office
13 October 2010  7 October 2013
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Baroness Thornton
Succeeded byThe Baroness Jolly
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
18 October 2007
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1944-02-22) 22 February 1944
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Spouse
(m. 1965; died 2007)
ChildrenAntonia Rolph and Alexandra Whitfield
Alma materSt Hilda's College, Oxford

Career

Educated at Westonbirt School and St Hilda's College, Oxford she became a teacher, becoming Hon FCIL in 2012.

Lady Garden stood as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Finchley and Golders Green (London) in 2005.[1] In September 2007 she was created a Life Peer as Baroness Garden of Frognal, of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden.[2][3]

Lady Garden is a former Government Whip and Spokesperson for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and (Higher Education) Department for Education.[3]

Personal life

Lady Garden married in 1965 Timothy Garden. Lord Garden died on 9 August 2007, by whom she has two daughters.[4]

Styles

  • Mrs Timothy Garden (1965–1994)
  • Lady Garden (1994–2004)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lady Garden (2004–2007)
  • The Rt Hon. The Baroness Garden of Frognal (2007–2015)
  • The Rt Hon. The Baroness Garden of Frognal, PC (2015–)

References

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