Lindsay Hoyle

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Lindsay Hoyle (2020)

Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born June 10, 1957 in Adlington , Lancashire ) is a British politician , member of the British House of Commons and its spokesman since November 4, 2019 . Before his election he was a member of the Labor Party and has represented the constituency of Chorley in the county of Lancashire since the British general election in 1997 .

biography

Hoyle is the son of Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle , who sits in the House of Lords , and Pauline Spencer.

He married Lynda Anne Fowler; the marriage was divorced in 1982. In 1993 he married Catherine Swindley, whom he employed as a part-time secretary. He has two daughters from his second marriage. Before going into politics, Hoyle was an entrepreneur in the textile industry.

Between 1980 and 1998 he was active as a local politician and a member of the council of Borough Chorley . In the general election in 1997, Hoyle won the seat of Parliament for Chorley as a Labor Party candidate, and he was able to successfully defend the mandate in the subsequent elections. In 2010 Hoyle became deputy speaker , Chairman of Ways and Means , and in 2013 a member of the Privy Council . Politically, he campaigned, among other things, for the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales and was positively noticed during the budget negotiations. In January 2018 he was beaten to a Knight Bachelor degree and has had the addition of "Sir" since then.

After John Bercow's announcement that he was stepping down as speaker on October 31, 2019, Hoyle was considered a promising candidate and was able to prevail over six other candidates in the election for Speaker of the House of Commons 2019 on November 4. He was elected to succeed John Bercow as Speaker of the House of Commons and was appointed by the Queen that same day.

He is one of the MPs whose voting behavior in the 2016 EU exit referendum is unknown. In October 2019, Hoyle caused a stir when he stated that there were problems in the House of Commons regarding alcoholism and drug abuse.

Hoyle lives in Chorley and is a supporter of the Bolton Wanderers football club .

Web links

Commons : Lindsay Hoyle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Michael White: Lindsay Hoyle, deputy speaker and budget star: 'Once a year, it's my day' . In: The Guardian . March 22, 2013, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed October 13, 2019]).
  2. ↑ a b c d Charles Mosley (Ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage . Volume 2, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington 2003, p. 1991.
  3. ↑ Christopher Hope: One in five MPs employs a family member: the full list revealed . June 29, 2015, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed October 13, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Women shortlist veto. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  5. ^ Labor's Lindsay is an election choice. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  6. ^ Chorley parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 . ( bbc.com [accessed October 13, 2019]).
  7. ^ Privy Council appointment. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  8. ^ MP calls for Diana children's hospital. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  9. ^ Hayley Dixon: Outspoken Deputy Speaker wins public acclaim. March 20, 2013, accessed October 13, 2019 .
  10. ↑ The London Gazette : No. 62150 (Supplement), p. N2 , December 30, 2017.
  11. ↑ PoliticsHome.com: Lindsay Hoyle: I will ensure the House of Commons is fit for the 21st century. October 14, 2019, accessed October 20, 2019 .
  12. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/11/04/speaker-house-commons-candidates
  13. ↑ How Committed is your MP to Brexit? (pdf) getbritainout.org, accessed on November 5, 2019 (English, A rating of politicians according to their voting behavior in "Brexit" matters).
  14. ↑ Parliament has a drug problem, Speaker candidate Sir Lindsay Hoyle admits. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Parliament has a 'drink & drugs problem made worse by high-pressure sittings'. October 9, 2019, accessed October 20, 2019 (UK English).
  16. ^ Chorley MP reveals modest expenses. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Simon Hart: Inside Sport: Split looms over transfer windows . December 8, 2001, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed October 13, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Hoyle, Lindsay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoyle, Lindsay Harvey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician, MP in the British House of Commons and "Speaker of the house"
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Adlington , Lancashire