Gwyneth Dunwoody was born on December 12, 1930 in Fulham, London, England, UK. She was married to Dr. John Dunwoody. She died on April 17, 2008 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
She was MP for Exeter 1966-1970; MP for Crewe-Nantwich 1974-2008. In 2007, she surpassed Barbara Castle's record for longest continuous service by a woman MP.
Both of her grandmothers were suffragettes. Her father was general secretary of the Labour party 1944-1962. Her mother was a life peer in the House of Lords and Lord Lieutenant of Greater London.