The Right Honourable Ruth Lynn Deech, Baroness Deech, DBE (born 1943 in Clapham, London) is an academic and a Governor of the BBC. The Right Honourable (abbreviated The Rt. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ...

Deech studied Law at St Anne's College, Oxford, graduating with a first in 1965. She returned to the college in 1970 to be a tutorial fellow in Law, a job she retained until 1991 when she was elected Principal of the college. She retired in 2004, and was succeeded as principal by Tim Gardam. The college has since named its latest building after her; the Ruth Deech Building (see [1]), the fourth to be named for a principal. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... St Annes College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Tim Gardam is a British journalist and educator. ...

She has held many other positions during her life; among others, she served as Senior Proctor of the University of Oxford between 1985 and 1986, chair of the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority from 1994 until 2002, and was appointed to a four year term as a Governor [2] of the BBC in 2002, the same year that she was made a Dame of the British Empire (DBE). Proctor is the name of certain important university officials. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross...

After leaving St. Anne's, Deech was appointed the first Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, dealing with the resolution of student complaints [3].

On July 22, 2005 it was announced that she would be created a life peer (see [4]), and the title was gazetted as Baroness Deech, of Cumnor in the County of Oxfordshire, on 5 October 2005. July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... Cumnor is a small village just to the west of Oxford [1], it has a population of about 2000 people. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lady Deech is married to a solicitor, John Deech, and has one daughter, a journalist for the BBC. Her interests include travel, opera, theatre, entertaining and public speaking. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...