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The '''Father of the House''' is a title that is bestowed on the [[Seniority|senior]] member of the [[House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom|House of Commons]] who has the longest continuous service. If two or more members have the same length of current uninterrupted service, then whoever was sworn in earliest, as listed in ''[[Hansard]]'', is named as Father of the House.<ref name="Moss">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/02/labour-mp-dennis-skinner-at-83-interview</ref>
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The only formal duty of the Father of the House is to preside over the election of the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. However, the relevant Standing Order does not refer to this member by the title of "Father of the House", but instead to the longest-serving member of the House present who is not a [[Minister of the Crown]].
 
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Title bestowed on the senior member of the UK House of Commons who has the longest continuous service.

The Father of the House is a title that is bestowed on the senior member of the House of Commons who has the longest continuous service. If two or more members have the same length of current uninterrupted service, then whoever was sworn in earliest, as listed in Hansard, is named as Father of the House.[1]

The only formal duty of the Father of the House is to preside over the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons. However, the relevant Standing Order does not refer to this member by the title of "Father of the House", but instead to the longest-serving member of the House present who is not a Minister of the Crown.

 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

NameFromTo
Tam Dalyell7 June 20015 May 2005
Edward Heath9 April 19927 June 2001
James Callaghan9 June 198311 June 1987
Rab Butler16 October 196415 October 1965
David Lloyd George31 May 192926 March 1945
Henry Campbell-Bannerman22 May 190722 April 1908
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