Susan Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal

"Lady Garden" redirects here. For the unconnected cancer charity, see Lady Garden Campaign.

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 Right Honourable The Baroness Garden of Frognal PC
Official portrait, 2020
Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 March 2018
Baroness-in-Waiting Government Whip
In office 4 November 2014 – 7 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Succeeded by	Vacant
In office 13 October 2010 – 7 October 2013
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Baroness Thornton
Succeeded by	The Baroness Jolly
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 October 2007 Life Peerage
Personal details
Born	(1944-02-22) 22 February 1944 (age 80)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Spouse	Timothy Garden ​ ​ (m. 1965; died 2007)​
Children	Antonia Rolph and Alexandra Whitfield
Alma mater	St 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

1. Result: Finchley and Golders Green BBC News 2005-05-23
2. "No. 58498". The London Gazette. 30 October 2007. p. 15677.
3. "Baroness Garden of Frognal on the Parliamentary website". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
4. www.burkespeerage.com

External links

• Baroness Garden of Frognal on Parliament.uk
• Susan Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal on The Peerage website
• The Times Online coverage of Baron Garden's funeral