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D'Souza was created a Lord Temporal as Baroness D'Souza, of Wychwood in the County of Oxfordshire, on 1 July 2004. [ 7 ] [ 1 ] She sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords , where she was the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers from 2007 to 2011 with attendance "well above average".
An election for Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords took place on 13 July 2011, with the result announced five days later. [1] Baroness D'Souza, Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, was elected after the 5th stage of counting.
Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza (born 1944) 1 September 2011 31 August 2016 Crossbench [8] 2011: Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler (born 1938) 1 September 2016 30 April 2021
Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza: Life peer: Lord Speaker: 2011 List of female members of the House of Lords
Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury [bf] 21 July 2004 Life peeress Crossbench: Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza: 15 September 2004 Life peeress Crossbench: Rennie Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie: 31 May 2005 1 July 2024 (Retired) Life peeress Labour: Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley [bg] 14 June 2005 Life peeress Labour
Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza: 2004 David Alliance, Baron Alliance: 2004: Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes: 2005 Neil Kinnock, Baron Kinnock: 2005 David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes: 2005 The Lord Hope of Thornes ranks higher in precedence as retired Archbishop of York than as a baron. John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington: 2005
In addition, former Speakers of the House of Commons (such as Lord Martin of Springburn and Baroness Boothroyd) and former Lord Speakers of the House of Lords (such as Baroness Hayman and Baroness D'Souza), who by convention are not aligned with any party, also sit as crossbenchers.
D'Souza is the daughter of the ex House of Lords Speaker Baroness D'Souza, who gave birth to Christa when she was 16. She lives in West London with long-term partner Nicholas Allott and their two sons. [15] Her mother is English and her father is Indian-Portuguese.