Susan Elizabeth Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal, PC (born Button, 22 February 1944) is a

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Liberal Democrat politician who, since 2018, serves as Deputy Speaker of the

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Career

Educated at

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and

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, she entered the teaching profession, becoming Hon FCIL in 2012. Lady Garden stood as the

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parliamentary candidate for

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(London) in 2005. In September 2007 she was created a

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as Baroness Garden of Frognal, of

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in the

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. Lady Garden is a former

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and Spokesperson for the

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, for

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and (Higher Education)

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Personal life

Lady Garden married in 1965

Timothy Garden Air Marshal Timothy Garden, Baron Garden, , FRUSI, FCGI (23 April 1944 – 9 August 2007) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who later became a university professor and a Liberal Democrat politician. Garden gained degrees fro ...

''later'' Air Marshal the Baron Garden KCB. Lord Garden died on 9 August 2007, by whom she has two daughters.www.burkespeerage.com
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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

External links

Baroness Garden of Frognal
on Parliament.uk

on The Peerage website
''The Times Online'' coverage of Baron Garden's funeral
1944 births Living people People from Hampstead People from Camden Town People educated at Westonbirt School Alumni of St Hilda's College, Oxford Garden of Frognal Life peeresses created by Elizabeth II Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Spouses of life peers Wives of knights {{life-peer-stub