Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
The Speaker of the House of Commons directs the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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| Style | Mr Speaker (informal and within the house) The Right Honourable (within the UK and the Commonwealth) |
| Status | Presiding and chief administrative officer |
| Member of | House of Commons Commission Privy Council Boundary Commissions SCIPSA SCEC |
| Residence | Speaker's House, Palace of Westminster |
| Seat | Westminster |
| Nominator | No fewer than 12 MPs, at least 3 of which must be from different political parties |
| Appointer | The House of Commons approved and sworn in by the Monarch |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure elected by the Commons at the start of each parliament, and upon a vacancy |
| Formation | 1377 |
| First holder | Thomas Hungerford (first recorded holder, though role existed before) |
| Deputy | Chairman of Ways and Means |
| Salary | Entitled to £156,676 annually[1] (including £79,468 MP's salary)[2] |
| Website | www |
The current Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle was elected Speaker on 4 November 2019, following the resignation of John Bercow.
Unlike many other speakers of parliaments, such as the Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, the Speaker of the House of Commons is not a member of a political party; if the Speaker was a member of a political party before becoming Speaker, then he or she must leave that party first.
Living former Speakers
There is one living former Speaker:
John Bercow
(age 62)
(2009–2019)
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Current speaker and deputy speakers
| Position | Current Holder | Term Started | Political Party | Constituency | |||
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| Speaker of the House of Commons | The Rt Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP | 200px | 4 November 2019 | Independent (formerly Labour) | Chorley | ||
| Chairman of Ways and Means | Nusrat Ghani | 23 July 2024 | Conservative | Sussex Weald | |||
| First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | The Rt Hon. Dame Rosie Winterton MP | 200px | 7 January 2020 | Labour | Doncaster Central | ||
| Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | The Rt Hon. Nigel Evans MP | 200px | 8 January 2020 | Conservative | Ribble Valley | ||
Speaker Of The House Of Commons (United Kingdom) Media
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is dragged to the chair, 2019.
William Gully, 1st Viscount Selby (1835-1909), Speaker of the House of Commons
Portrait of John Smith by Godfrey Kneller, 1708
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Video of John Bercow (speaker from 2009 to 2019) explaining the speaker's role of keeping order
Henry Addington in state robes. Portrait of Henry Addington by John Singleton Copley, 1798.
Lindsay Hoyle in state robes at the coronation of Charles III.
Current speaker and deputy speakers
Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP crop 2, 2024
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Official Parliamentary Portrait
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Official portrait of Judith Cummins MP crop 2
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