Hoyle, Sir Lindsay

Background

Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957) 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. Hoyle was unanimously re-elected as Speaker after both the 2019 general election and the 2024 general election. Hoyle was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for parliamentary and political services.

What they scrutinise

• Restoration and Renewal Client Board (Chair)
• House of Commons Commission (Chair)
• Members Estimate Committee (Chair)
• Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Chair)
• Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (Chair)
• Speaker's Conference (2024) (Chair)