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Lord Speaker

presiding officer of the British House of Lords
Intangible position Q1449039
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Summary

Lord Speaker is a position[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,206 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Official residence: Palace of Westminster[4]
  • Subclass of: speaker[5]
  • Part of: House of Lords[6]
  • Commons category: Speakers of the House of Lords[7]
  • Inception: July 4, 2006[8]
  • Official website: http://www.parliament.uk/about_lords/lord_speaker.cfm[9]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: United Kingdom[10]
  • Position holder: John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith[11], Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean[12]
  • Substitute/deputy/replacement of office/officeholder: Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords[13]
  • Organization directed by the office or position: House of Lords[14]

Why It Matters

Lord Speaker has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . parliament.uk. Retrieved . parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . parliament.uk. Retrieved . parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Pudox · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.parliament.uk/about_lords/lord_speaker.cfm
    Instance of → —
    Country → United Kingdom
    Part of → House of Lords
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