John Francis McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith,, is a Scottish politician and life peer who was Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords, from 2021 to 2026. He was a member of Parliame
Official portrait, 2022
McFall enrobed at the Coronation of King Charles III in 2023
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The Lord Speaker is the presiding officer, chairman and highest authority of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The office is analogous to the Speaker of the House of Commons:
John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith
…John Francis McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith, (born 4 October 1944), is a Scottish politician and life peer who was Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords, from 2021 to 2026. He was a member of Parliament for the Labour and Co-operative Party from 1987 to 2010…
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The Lord Speaker's procession prior to the State Opening of Parliament (2024).
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