Father Of The House Of Commons 2024

Father Of The House Of Commons 2024. But sir edward leigh, 73, conservative mp for gainsborough, in. Conservative mp sir peter bottomley, who entered the commons in 1975, is now the longest serving member of parliament, making him the new father of the house.

The veteran tory and staunch thatcherite taking centre stage as the new father of the house. The previous father of the house was sir peter bottomley, who was elected to the commons in 1975 and was the mp for west worthing from 1997.