Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, was a Scottish politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 2000 and 2009. A member of the Labour Party prior to becoming speaker,
Martin in 2003
Martin in 2007
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, w
Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
…Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, (3 July 1945 – 29 April 2018) was a Scottish politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 2000 and 2009. A member of the Labour Party prior to becoming speaker, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Springburn from 1979…
Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, 2024
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is dragged to the chair, 2019.
William Court Gully
Portrait of John Smith by Godfrey Kneller, 1708