Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean

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Michael Bruce Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, (born 16 October 1954) is a Scottish financier and politician, who has held the office of Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords, since February 2026. Formerly affiliated with the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stirling from 1983 to 1997 and served in the cabinet of John Major as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1995 to 1997. He retired as Chairman of Secure Trust Bank in May 2024 and as a Director of J&J Denholm and of Denholm Logistics Ltd in January 2026. He was a director and Chairman of Hyperion Insurance Group until its merger with RKH Group in 2015. A former Deputy Chairman of JPMorgan UK and Evercore Partners International, he was knighted in 1997 and appointed to the House of Lords in 1999. He is a member of the Privy Council and served on the Development Boards of the Royal Society and the National Portrait Gallery. He is also a past president of the Royal Highland and Agricultural...

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