Lord Speaker
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office in the House of Lords
parliamentary office
position in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
presiding officer
The Lord Speaker is the presiding officer and representative of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords, responsible for maintaining order and overseeing its proceedings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Speaker canonical | 9 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
office in the House of Lords
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parliamentary office ⓘ position in the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | House of Lords ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding |
House of Lords chamber
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Lords Chamber
|
| branchOfGovernment | legislature ⓘ |
| cannot |
exercise judicial functions
ⓘ
sit as a government minister while in office ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole | participates in State Opening of Parliament ⓘ |
| chamber | upper house ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2006 ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| electedBy | members of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Baroness Hayman ⓘ |
| hasConstituency |
House of Lords
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Lords as a whole
|
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.parliament.uk/lordspeaker ⓘ |
| hasPower | may be recalled by resolution of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
Lord Speaker
self-link
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The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Lords ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| oversightArea |
conduct in the chamber
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procedure of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| replaces |
Lord Chancellor of England
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surface form:
Lord Chancellor (as presiding officer of the House of Lords)
|
| reportsTo | House of Lords ⓘ |
| residence |
Palace of Westminster
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surface form:
Speaker’s House, Palace of Westminster
|
| role |
announces results of divisions
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calls members to speak ⓘ chairs debates from the Woolsack ⓘ maintains order in the House of Lords ⓘ oversees proceedings in the House of Lords ⓘ presiding officer of the House of Lords ⓘ puts questions to the House ⓘ representative of the House of Lords ⓘ represents the House of Lords on ceremonial occasions ⓘ represents the House of Lords to external bodies ⓘ |
| seat | Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
alternative vote system
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secret ballot ⓘ |
| symbol | Woolsack ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | renewable once consecutively ⓘ |
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