Speaker of the House of Representatives
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National governments
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of Antigua and BarbudaHouse of Representatives of Antigua and BarbudaThe House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral parliament.The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 12 March 2009, has a total of 19 members. 17 members are directly elected to five year terms from single member...
- Speaker of the Australian House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Australian House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Australia. The presiding officer in the upper house is the President of the Senate....
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of BelizeHouse of Representatives of BelizeThe House of Representatives of Belize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. It was created under the 1981 constitution....
- Speaker of the House of Representatives (Fiji)Speaker of the House of Representatives (Fiji)The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Fijian House of Representatives. At its first session following a general election, the House of Representatives elects a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker. With a view to ensuring impartiality, the Speaker is not allowed to be a member of the House, though...
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jamaica
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of JapanHouse of Representatives of JapanThe is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of LiberiaHouse of Representatives of LiberiaThe House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral Liberian Legislature. Legislative elections took place on 11 October 2005, and the elected members took office in January 2006.-Candidate eligibility:...
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of MaltaSpeaker of the House of Representatives of MaltaThe Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta is the collective representative of the House of Representatives of Malta. The Speaker is responsible for controlling the flow of House business and acts as "referee" during debates...
- Speaker of the New Zealand House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the New Zealand House of RepresentativesIn New Zealand the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the individual who chairs the country's legislative body, the New Zealand House of Representatives...
- Speaker of the Nigerian House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Nigerian House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the current speaker, was elected on June 6, 2011.-History:...
- Speaker of the Philippine House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Philippine House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines is the presiding officer of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives....
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of SomalilandHouse of Representatives of SomalilandThe House of Representatives of Somaliland is the lower house of the Republic of Somaliland.The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 29 September 2005, has a total of 82 members, including the Speaker of the House, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi...
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and TobagoHouse of Representatives of Trinidad and TobagoThe House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits in the Red House in Port of Spain. It has 41 members, each elected to represent single-seat constituencies...
- Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
US state governments
- Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Alaska House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Alaska House of RepresentativesThis is a list of speakers of the Alaska House of Representatives. The speaker is the presiding officer of the Alaska House of Representatives. This list covers both the territorial House and the state House .-Territorial House:-State House:- External links :*...
- Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Speaker of the California House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Florida House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Florida House of RepresentativesThe Speaker is the presiding member of the Florida House of Representatives...
- Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Hawaii House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Hawaii House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives is the speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives.-Territorial House of Representatives:-After statehood:To be expanded# Calvin K.Y. Say , Democrat...
- Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Illinois House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Illinois House of Representatives-List of Speakers:This is a complete list of the Speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives, as of 2007. Each was chosen since the Illinois General Assembly's first session in 1818.The colors indicate the political party affiliation of each speaker....
- Speaker of the Indiana House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Indiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives is the highest official in the Indiana House of Representatives, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party. As in most Anglosphere countries and provinces, the speaker presides over the lower house of the legislature.The...
- Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Maine House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Maine House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives is the speaker and presiding officer of the Maine House of Representatives, the lower house of the Maine Legislature.-List of speakers:...
- Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Missouri House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Missouri House of RepresentativesSpeakers of the Missouri House of Representatives are :* 1820 James Caldwell * 1821 Henry S. Geyer * 1826 Alex Stuart * 1828 John Thornon * 1832 Thomas Reynolds * 1834 John Jameison...
- Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Nevada House of Representatives
- Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Speaker of the New Jersey House of Representatives
- Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives
- Speaker of the New York House of Representatives
- Speaker of the North Carolina House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the North Carolina House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives is the presiding officer of one of the houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The Speaker is elected by the members of the house when they convene for their regular session in January of each odd-numbered year...
- Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Oklahoma House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Oklahoma House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Oklahoma Legislature, the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The Speaker exercises administrative and procedural functions in the House, but most importantly remains a representative of his...
- Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesThe speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives holds the oldest state-wide elected office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since its first session under the Frame of Government in 1682, presided over by William Penn, over 130 House members have been elevated to the speaker's chair...
- Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
- Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Texas House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Texas House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives. The Speaker's main duties are to conduct meetings of the House, appoint committees, and enforce the Rules of the House...
- Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Vermont House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Vermont House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives is the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, the lower house of the Vermont Legislature....
- Speaker of the Virginia House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
US Territories, etc.
- Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of RepresentativesNorthern Mariana Islands House of RepresentativesThe Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature.In the 2007 election cycle, the CNMI House membership was increased from 18 to 20...
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto RicoHouse of Representatives of Puerto RicoThe House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico...