The Lord Martin of Springburn | |
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![]() Martin in the House of Lords, 2015 | |
Speaker of the House of Commons | |
In office 23 October 2000 – 21 June 2009 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Betty Boothroyd |
Succeeded by | John Bercow |
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | |
In office 14 May 1997 – 23 October 2000 | |
Speaker | Betty Boothroyd |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Lofthouse |
Succeeded by | Sylvia Heal |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East Glasgow Springburn (1979–2005) | |
In office 3 May 1979 – 22 June 2009 | |
Preceded by | Richard Buchanan |
Succeeded by | Willie Bain |
Majority | 10,134 (35.7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael John Martin 3 July 1945 Glasgow, Scotland |
Died | 29 April 2018 | (aged 72)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Crossbench |
Other political affiliations | Labour (1966–2000) Speaker (2000–09) |
Spouse(s) | Mary Martin |
Children | Paul Martin |
Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, PC (3 July 1945 – 29 April 2018) was a British Labour politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Springburn from 1979 to 2005, and then for Glasgow North East until 2009. He was an MP until his election as Speaker of the House of Commons in 2000, and was Speaker for nine years until his resignation in 2009.[1] He also stood down from the House of Commons on the following day.[2]
Martin died in the morning of the 29 April 2018 of a short-illness at the age of 72.[3][4]