Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza

The Right Honourable
The Baroness D'Souza
CMG PC
The Right Honourable The Baroness D'Souza CMG PC
	Official portrait, 2019
Lord Speaker of the House of Lords
	In office; 1 September 2011 – 31 August 2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	The Lord Brabazon of Tara; The Lord Sewel; The Lord Laming;
Preceded by	The Baroness Hayman
Succeeded by	The Lord Fowler
Convenor of the Crossbench Peers
	In office; 6 November 2007 – 31 August 2011
Preceded by	The Lord Williamson of Horton
Succeeded by	The Lord Laming
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 September 2004; Life peerage
Personal details
Born	Frances Gertrude Claire Russell; 18 April 1944; Sussex, England
Political party	Crossbench
Other political; affiliations	None (as Lord Speaker; 2011–2016)
Spouses	; Stanislaus D'Souza (m. 1959; div. 1974) (m. 2003; died 2011) Martin Griffiths (m. 1985; div. 1994)
Children	2 (including Christa)
Alma mater	University College London; Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Committees	Procedure Committee (2005–present); House (2007–present); Selection; Privileges; Liaison; Administration and Works (2007–2011)

Frances Gertrude Claire D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, CMG, PC (née Russell; born 18 April 1944) is a British scientist and politician. She held the office of Lord Speaker from 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2016.

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