Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig

The Baroness Henig
Official portrait, 2019
Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
In office
5 March 2018 – 29 February 2024
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
8 June 2004 – 29 February 2024
Personal details
BornRuth Beatrice Munzer
(1943-11-10)10 November 1943
Leicester, England
Died29 February 2024(2024-02-29) (aged 80)
PartyLabour
Spouses
(m. 1966; div. 1993)
Jack Johnstone
(m. 1994; died 2013)
Children2, including Simon
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Historian
  • politician
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Ruth Beatrice Henig, Baroness Henig, CBE, JP, DL (née Munzer; 10 November 1943 – 29 February 2024) was a British academic historian and Labour politician.