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.

Speaker of the House of Commons
Incumbent Sir Lindsay Hoyle since 4 November 2019
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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 (including £79,468 MP's salary)
Website	www.parliament.uk

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 61)
  (2009–2019)

Current speaker and deputy speakers

See also: Chairman of Ways and Means

Position	Current Holder			Term Started	Political Party	Constituency
Speaker of the House of Commons		The Rt Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP		4 November 2019	Independent (formerly Labour)	Chorley
Chairman of Ways and Means		The Rt Hon. Dame Eleanor Laing MP		8 January 2020	Conservative	Epping Forest
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means		The Rt Hon. Dame Rosie Winterton MP		7 January 2020	Labour	Doncaster Central
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means		The Rt Hon. Nigel Evans MP		8 January 2020	Conservative	Ribble Valley

Other websites

• The Speaker of the House of Commons (from parliament.uk)
• Parliament (from direct.gov.uk)