Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn

Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn,  (3 July 1945 – 29 April 2018) was a British politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Springburn from 1979 to 2005, and then for Glasgow North East until 2009. He sat as a Labour MP until his election as Speaker of the House of Commons in 2000, and was Speaker for nine years until his resignation in 2009. He also stood down from the House of Commons on the following day.

Martin died in the morning of the 29 April 2018 of a short-illness at the age of 72.

References

Other websites
 Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Michael Martin MP 
 TheyWorkForYou.com – Michael Martin MP
 Biography and profile in the Sunday Times 27 July 2008 
 Conservative MPs accuse Speaker of bias and threaten to walk out 
 Profile, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 24 February 2008

Category:1945 births
Category:2018 deaths
Category:Speakers of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Category:Politicians from Glasgow