Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn

The Lord Martin of Springburn
Martin as Speaker in 2009
Speaker of the House of Commons
of the United Kingdom
In office
23 October 2000 – 21 June 2009[1]
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime Minister
Preceded byBetty Boothroyd
Succeeded byJohn Bercow
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
14 May 1997 – 23 October 2000
SpeakerBetty Boothroyd
Preceded byGeoffrey Lofthouse
Succeeded bySylvia Heal
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
25 August 2009 – 29 April 2018
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow North East
Glasgow Springburn (1979–2005)
In office
3 May 1979 – 22 June 2009
Preceded byRichard Buchanan
Succeeded byWillie Bain
Personal details
Born
Michael John Martin

(1945-07-03)3 July 1945
Glasgow, Scotland
Died29 April 2018(2018-04-29) (aged 72)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyCrossbench
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Mary McLay
(m. 1966)
Children2 (including Paul)

Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, PC (3 July 1945 – 29 April 2018) was a Scottish politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 2000 and 2009. A member of the Labour Party prior to becoming speaker, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Springburn from 1979 to 2005 and for Glasgow North East until 2009. He was elected as Speaker of the House of Commons in 2000, remaining in the office for nine years until his involuntary resignation in 2009.

On his election to the post of Speaker in 2000, he was the first Catholic to serve in the role since the Reformation.[2] He resigned from the position on 21 June 2009,[3] as a result of diminishing parliamentary and public confidence owing to his role in the expenses scandal.[4] He stood down from the House of Commons on the following day.[5]

  1. ^ "Speaker's Statement". TheyWorkForYou.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC Profile 17May2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The Rt Hon. the Lord Martin of Springburn – Parliamentary career – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Speaker quits 'for sake of unity'". BBC News. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Manor of Northstead" (Press release). HM Treasury. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.