Margaret Heather Laird, OBE (née Polmear; 29 January 1933 – 11 May 2014) was a British teacher and senior laywoman in the Church of England.
[3][4][2] She undertook further studies at King's College London, completing a postgraduate certificate in religious knowledge in 1955.
[4] In 1980, Laird was elected to the General Synod of the Church of England as a representative from the Diocese of St Albans.
[4] As Commissioner, she was a member of the Standing Committee of the General Synod and of the Church of England's Pension Board during her time in office.
[1][4] In the 1999 New Year Honours, Laird was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services as a Church Commissioner.
[4][2] She also served as vice-president of the Society for the Maintenance of the Faith from 1994 until her death, and was a trustee of the Oxford Movement Anniversary Appeal Trust between 1996 and 2010.