Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 2019
The Right Honourable Sir
Lindsay Hoyle
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 November 2019
Monarchs
Elizabeth II
Charles III
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded by
John Bercow
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means
In office 8 June 2010 – 4 November 2019
Speaker
John Bercow
Preceded by
Alan Haselhurst
Succeeded by
Eleanor Laing
Member of Parliament for Chorley
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by
Den Dover
Majority
17,392 (43.6%)
Chorley Borough Councillor for Adlington
In office 1 May 1980 – 7 May 1998
Preceded by
A. Moss
Succeeded by
Catherine Hoyle
Personal details
Born
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle
(1957-06-10) 10 June 1957 (age 66) Adlington, Lancashire, England
Political party
Speaker (since 2019)
Other political affiliations
Labour (before 2019)
Spouses
Lynda Fowler
(m. 1974; div. 1982)
Catherine Swindley
(m. 1993)
Children
2
Parent
Doug Hoyle (father)
Occupation
Politician
businessman
Signature
Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957)[1] is a British politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. Before his election as speaker, he was a member of the Labour Party.
As a Labour MP, Hoyle served as Chairman of Ways and Means and a deputy speaker to John Bercow from 2010 to 2019, before being elected as Speaker on 4 November 2019.[2] Hoyle was unanimously re-elected as Speaker five days after the December 2019 general election.[3] In February 2024, a controversial decision by Hoyle, during the SNP debate on the conflict in Gaza led to the tabling of an early day motion (EDM) that the House had no confidence in Hoyle. The EDM gained the support of 92 votes.[4]
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^Deputy Speakers: Hoyle, Primarolo and Evans elected BBC News, 8 June 2010
^"Hoyle re-elected Commons Speaker as MP's return". BBC News. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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