Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Janet Anne Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, PC (born 20 August 1955), is a British Labour Co-operative Party politician. She was Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council. She is the principal of Somerville College, Oxford.

The Right Honourable
The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
PC
Principal of Somerville College, Oxford
Assumed office
August 2017
Leader of the Opposition in the Lords
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
In office
11 May 2010 – 27 May 2015
LeaderHarriet Harman (Acting)
Ed Miliband
Preceded byThe Lord Strathclyde
Succeeded byThe Baroness Smith of Basildon
Ministerial offices 2005-2010
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byLiam Byrne
Succeeded byThe Lord Strathclyde
Leader of the House of Lords
In office
3 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byThe Baroness Ashton of Upholland
Succeeded byThe Lord Strathclyde
Lord President of the Council
In office
2 October 2008 – 5 June 2009
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byThe Baroness Ashton of Upholland
Succeeded byThe Lord Mandelson
Chief Whip of the House of Lords
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office
24 January 2008 – 3 October 2008
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byThe Lord Grocott
Succeeded byThe Lord Bassam of Brighton
Baroness-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
10 May 2005 – 25 January 2008
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
Preceded byThe Lord Triesman
Succeeded byThe Baroness Thornton
Members of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
11 October 2004
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1955-08-20) 20 August 1955
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Political partyLabour and Co-operative
Spouse
Stuart Hercock
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(m. 1980; died 2010)​
Children3
Alma materUniversity of London
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