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In the United Kingdom, the Chairman of Ways and Means is a senior member of the House of Commons who acts as one of the Speaker's three deputies. The current Chairman is the Right Honourable Sir Alan Haselhurst MP.
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History and functions
The Chairman of Ways and Means is the principal Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, presiding over the House in the Speaker's absence. The Chairman also takes the Chair of the Committee of the Whole House, as well as presiding over the budget debate. The Chairman's title is derived from his role in the former Committee of Ways and Means, which was abolished in 1967. The Chairman is always a senior Member of the House, often with experience of chairing Standing Committees, and sometimes also of being an ex-Government Minister.
Since 1902 the House has also appointed a First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means together with a further Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means being appointed from 1971 onwards, who are entitled to exercise all those duties and powers vested in the Chairman. Both the Chairman of Ways and Means and the Deputy Chairmen follow the same tradition of neither speaking nor voting on any matter before the House (unless a casting vote is required).
List of Chairmen of Ways and Means since 1826
BOLD TYPE indicates a Chairman who was later elected as the Speaker of the House of Commons
List of First Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means
List of Second Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means
| From | Until | Name | Party | Constituency | Peerage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1973 | Lance Mallalieu | Labour | Brigg | ... |
| 1973 | 1974 | Oscar Murton | Conservative | Poole | Baron Murton of Lindisfarne |
| 1974 | 1976 | Sir Myer Galpern | Labour | Glasgow Shettleston | Baron Galpern |
| 1976 | 1979 | Bryant Godman Irvine | Conservative | Rye | ... |
| 1979 | 1981 | Richard Crawshaw | Labour | Liverpool Toxteth | Baron Crawshaw of Aintree |
| 1981 | 1982 | Ernest Armstrong | Labour | North West Durham | ... |
| 1982 | 1987 | Sir Paul Dean | Conservative | Woodspring | Baron Dean of Harptree |
| 1987 | 1992 | Betty Boothroyd | Labour | West Bromwich West | Baroness Boothroyd |
| 1992 | 1997 | Dame Janet Fookes | Conservative | Plymouth Drake | Baroness Fookes |
| 1997 | Present | Sir Michael Lord | Conservative | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | ... |
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