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Sir Lindsay Hoyle | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 4 November 2019 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister | |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Den Dover |
| Majority | 20,575 (60.6%) |
| 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 10 June 1957 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 |
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| Residence | Speaker's House |
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| 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 after both the 2019 general election and the 2024 general election.[3][4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
WWwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.
- ^ "Hoyle re-elected Commons Speaker". BBC News. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.