Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman
Helene Valerie Hayman, Baroness Hayman, GBE, PC (née Middleweek; born 26 March 1949) is a British politician who was Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As a member of the Labour Party she was a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1979. When she became an MP at age 25, she was the youngest MP of the 1974–79 Parliament. Hayman became a life peer in 1996.
The Right Honourable The Baroness Hayman GBE PC | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Lord Speaker of the House of Lords | |
| In office 4 July 2006 – 31 August 2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Lord Falconer of Thoroton (as Lord Chancellor) |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness D'Souza |
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
| In office 29 July 1999 – 7 June 2001 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | The Lord Donoughue |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | |
| In office 28 July 1998 – 29 July 1999 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Jay of Paddington |
| Succeeded by | Gisela Stuart |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads | |
| In office 6 May 1997 – 28 July 1998 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Goschen |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Whitty |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 2 January 1996 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Welwyn and Hatfield | |
| In office 10 October 1974 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Balniel |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helene Valerie Middleweek 26 March 1949 |
| Political party | Crossbench |
| Other political affiliations | Labour (until 2006) |
| Spouse |
Martin Heathcote Hayman
(m. 1974) |
| Children | 4 |
| Committees | Procedure Committee (2006–11) House Committee (2006–11) |
Outside politics, she has been involved in health issues, serving on medical ethics committees and the governing bodies of bodies in the National Health Service and health charities. In 2006, she won the inaugural election for the newly created position of Lord Speaker.
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