Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Joy Burch (Labor Party)
since 31 October 2016
Appointer Elected by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holder David Prowse
Formation 11 May 1989
Deputy Vicki Dunne

The Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory.

Speakers of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

#Name Party Term Start Term End Timespan Notes
1 David Prowse No Self-Government Party
Independents Group
Liberal Party		 11 May 1989 15 February 1992 2 years, 280 days [1]
2 Roberta McRae Labor Party 27 March 1992 9 March 1995 2 years, 347 days [2]
3 Greg Cornwell Liberal Party 9 March 1995 12 November 2001 6 years, 248 days [3]
4 Wayne Berry Labor Party 12 November 2001 18 October 2008 6 years, 341 days [4]
5 Shane Rattenbury ACT Greens 5 November 2008 6 November 2012 4 years, 1 day [5]
6 Vicki Dunne Liberal Party 6 November 2012 31 October 2016 5 years, 344 days
7 Joy Burch Labor Party 31 October 2016 Incumbent 1 year, 350 days

Assistant Speakers of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

#Name Party Term Start Term End Timespan Notes
Steve Doszpot Liberal Party December 2012 present 5 years, 319 days [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hansard, 11 May 1989 (p4): Election of David Prowse as Speaker
  2. ↑ Hansard, 27 March 1992 (p3): Election of Roberta McRae as Speaker
  3. ↑ Hansard, 9 March 1995 (p3): Election of Greg Cornwell as Speaker
  4. ↑ Hansard, 12 November 2001 (p3): Election of Wayne Berry as Speaker
  5. ↑ Hansard, 5 November 2008 (p3): Election of Shane Rattenbury as Speaker
  6. ↑ "Steve Doszpot". Member profile. Legislative Assembly for the ACT. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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