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Lindsay Hoyle

リンジー・ホイル　/　りんじー・ほいる

Politician from United Kingdom

June 10, 1957 (age 69)　・　Adlington, United Kingdom

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My Take

Lindsay Hoyle has one of the most thankless jobs in British public life, and I find it oddly admirable. As Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019, he is the referee in that famously rowdy chamber, the one calling Order and somehow keeping a fractious Parliament functioning. The role demands strict neutrality, so on taking it he had to step away from the Labour Party he had represented for Chorley since 1997. He was knighted in 2018. It is a job defined by restraint rather than glory, and there is something quietly heroic about choosing to manage other people's chaos for a living.

Overview

Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957) is a British politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. Before his election as speaker, he was a member of the Labour Party.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Lindsay Hoyle
Name (Japanese): リンジー・ホイル
Reading: りんじー・ほいる
Born: June 10, 1957 (age 69)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rooster
Origin: Adlington, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2018 Knight Bachelor

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

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