Speaker of The House of Commons

Speaker of the House of Commons can refer to:

  • Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
  • Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)
  • Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons (1921–1972)

Famous quotes containing the words speaker of, speaker, house and/or commons:

    “After my death I wish no other herald,
    No other speaker of my living actions
    To keep mine honor from corruption,
    But such an honest chronicler as Griffith.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “They are all gone away,
    The house is shut and still,
    There is nothing more to say.”
    —Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)

    “Anybody who enjoys being in the House of Commons probably needs psychiatric care.”
    —Ken Livingstone (b. 1945)