Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle

Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle (born 18 April 1923) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords.

Platt served as a member of Chelmsford Rural District Council between 1958 and 1973 and of Essex County Council between 1965 and 1986. She was vice-chair of the latter body between 1980 and 1983, and has been an honorary alderman since 2005 as well as a deputy lieutenant for the county since 1983.

Platt was created a life peer in 1981. From 1992 to 2000 she was Chancellor of Middlesex University.

Sources

• Parliament.uk Biography
• "Ms Beryl Platt (Hansard)". Hansard. Retrieved 19 June 2009. 
• "Platt of Writtle, Beryl Catherine Platt Baroness at OpenLibrary". Open Library. Retrieved 19 June 2009. 
• "Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics". Queen's University, Belfast. Retrieved 19 June 2009. 
• "The Conservative Party". British Conservative Party website. Retrieved 19 June 2009. 

Government offices
Preceded by Betty Lockwood	Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission 1983–1988	Succeeded by Joanna Foster