Lindsay Hoyle

The Right Honourable Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Official portrait, 2024
158th Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 November 2019
Monarch	Elizabeth II Charles III
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer
Deputy	First Deputy Eleanor Laing Second Deputy Rosie Winterton Third Deputy Nigel Evans
Preceded by	John Bercow
41st First Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means
In office 8 June 2010 – 4 November 2019
Speaker	John Bercow
Preceded by	Alan Haselhurst
Succeeded by	Eleanor Laing
Member of Parliament for Chorley
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Den Dover
Chorley Borough Councillor for Adlington
In office 1 May 1980 – 7 May 1998
Preceded by	A. Moss
Succeeded by	Catherine Hoyle
Personal details
Born	(1957-06-10) 10 June 1957 Adlington, Lancashire, England
Political party	Speaker (since 2019)
Other political affiliations	Labour (before 2019)
Spouse(s)	Lynda Fowler ​ ​ (m. 1974; div. 1982)​ Catherine Swindley ​ (m. 1993)​
Children	2
Parents	Doug Hoyle (Father)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Businessman

Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957) is a British politician. He has been the 35th Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. He was a Labour Party MP. However, he was elected as speaker so he has been independent from 2019.

As a Labour MP, Hoyle was the 41st First Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons to John Bercow from 2010 to 2019, before being elected as Speaker on 4 November 2019. In February 2024 a controversial decision by Hoyle, during the SNP debate on the conflict in Gaza, led to the tabling of an early day motion (EDM) of no confidence against him. The motion was ultimately defeated.