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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, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Springburn from 1979 to 2005 and for Glasgow North East until 2009.
Apr 29, 2018 · 29 April 2018. The son of a merchant seaman and a cleaner, Lord Martin of Springburn, who has died aged 72, symbolised for many in the Labour movement the opportunities their party offered to...
Apr 29, 2018 · Former House of Commons Speaker Lord Martin of Springburn, has died aged 72, his family have said. The ex-Labour MP, who represented Glasgow, "passed away peacefully" on Sunday morning after a...
Apr 29, 2018 · Lord Martin, the ex-Labour MP and crossbench peer, passed away after a short illness. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 2000 to 2009, and was the first Roman Catholic to hold the role since the Reformation.
Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, PC (3 July 1945 – 29 April 2018) was a British Labour politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Springburn from 1979 to 2005, and then for Glasgow North East until 2009.
Apr 29, 2018 · A Glaswegian former sheet metal worker, Michael Martin – even before the unprecedented scenes in the House that brought his downfall – was a highly controversial occupant of the Chair.
May 3, 2018 · Michael Martin (Lord Martin of Springburn) died on April 29th. The 156th Speaker of the House of Commons was 72. May 3rd 2018. THE hardest times came well into the night. At late sittings in the...
