List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe

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This article lists the Speakers of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe and its historical antecedents since 1923.

Southern Rhodesia (1923–1965)

No.	Image	Speaker	Tenure	Term(s)	Party
1		Lionel Cripps	May 1924 – 1935	1st, 2nd, 3rd	Rhodesia Party (until 1934)
1					United Party (after 1934)
2		Allan Ross Welsh	1935 – 1952	4th, 5th, 6th, 7th	United Party
3		Missing	1952 – 1959	7th, 8th	?
4		Walter Alexander	July 1959 – 22 May 1964	9th, 10th	?
5		Arthur R. W. Stumbles	1964 – 1965	6th	Rhodesian Front

Rhodesia (1965–1979)

No.	Speaker	Portrait	Party	Tenure
1	Arthur R. W. Stumbles		RF	1965–1973
2	George Holland Hartley		RF	1973–1979

Zimbabwe Rhodesia/Southern Rhodesia (1979–1980)

No.	Speaker	Portrait	Party	Tenure
1	John Moses Chirimbani		UANC	1979
2	John Zwenhamo Ruredzo		UANC	1979

Zimbabwe (1980–present)

No.	Image	Speaker	Tenure	Parliament(s)	Party
1		Didymus Mutasa	14 May 1980 – 1990	1st, 2nd	ZANU (until 1987)
					ZANU–PF (after 1987)
2		Nolan Makombe	2 May 1990 – 1995	3rd	ZANU–PF
3		Cyril Ndebele	1995 – 2000	4th	ZANU–PF
4		Emmerson Mnangagwa	1 July 2000 – 2005	5th	ZANU–PF
5		John Nkomo	1 April 2005 – 5 March 2008	6th	ZANU–PF
6		Lovemore Moyo	25 August 2008 – 27 June 2013	7th	MDC–T
7		Jacob Mudenda	22 August 2013 – 7 June 2018	8th	ZANU–PF

See also

• Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly
• House of Assembly (Zimbabwe)

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