Susan Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal

Susan "Sue" Elizabeth Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal PC (born Button, 22 February 1944) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who, since 2018, serves as a Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords. Garden ran in the 2016 election to replace Baroness D'Souza as Lord Speaker, one of the two primary offices of the UK Parliament; Garden came second (of three candidates running) in that election to Lord Fowler.

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. In September 2007 she was created a Life Peer as Baroness Garden of Frognal, of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden.

Personal life Garden married Timothy Garden in 1965, and they had two daughters. Lord Garden died on 9 August 2007.

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–)