The Lord McFall of Alcluith | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Lord Speaker of the House of Lords | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2021 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Deputy | The Lord Gardiner of Kimble |
| Preceded by | The Lord Fowler |
| Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords | |
| In office 1 September 2016 – 30 April 2021 | |
| Lord Speaker | The Lord Fowler |
| Preceded by | The Lord Laming (as Chairman of Committees) |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Gardiner of Kimble |
| Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee | |
| In office 18 July 2001 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Giles Radice |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Tyrie |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 28 July 1998 – 2 December 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Tony Worthington |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 8 May 1997 – 28 July 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Chancellor | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Bowen Wells |
| Succeeded by | Jane Kennedy |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 6 July 2010 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire Dumbarton (1987–2005) | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Gemma Doyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1944 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | None |
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| Spouse | Joan Ward |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | |
John Francis McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith, PC (born 4 October 1944), is a British politician and life peer who has served as Lord Speaker since 2021. He was a member of Parliament for the Labour and Co-operative Party from 1987 to 2010, first for Dumbarton and then from 2005 for West Dunbartonshire. He also served as Chairman of the House of Commons Treasury Committee. Following his appointment to the House of Lords, McFall served as Senior Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2021 before succeeding Lord Fowler as Lord Speaker.