Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) Commons. Their names are inscribed in gold leaf around the upper walls of Room C of the House of Commons Library. The three most recent Speakers have been notable for a series of firsts. Betty Boothroyd, elected in 1992, was the first woman Speaker. Michael Martin, elected in 2000, was the first Roman Catholic Speaker since the Reformation. John Bercow, elected in 2009, is the first Jewish Speaker. By convention, Speakers have traditionally been addressed in Parliament as "Mr Speaker", and their deputies as "Mr Deputy Speaker", regardless of their gender or their usual title. Betty Boothroyd was, at her
Next Speaker of the British House of Commons election down in 2019, a number of potential candidates have attracted speculation in the media, including: Chris Bryant (Labour MP for Rhondda), Harriet Harman (Labour MP for Camberwell and Peckham and former cabinet minister), Lindsay Hoyle (Labour MP for Chorley and current Deputy Speaker), Dame Eleanor Laing (Conservative MP for Epping Forest and current Deputy Speaker), Charles Walker (Conservative MP for Broxbourne) and Dame Rosie Winterton (Labour MP for Doncaster Central and current Deputy Speaker) Next Speaker of the British House of Commons election The next election of the Speaker of the House of Commons is due to take place at