Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Joy Burch (Labor Party)
since 31 October 2016
AppointerElected by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holderDavid Prowse
Formation11 May 1989
DeputyMark Parton

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[edit]

# 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 5 November 2008 6 years, 359 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 3 years, 360 days
7 Joy Burch Labor Party 31 October 2016 Incumbent 7 years, 167 days

Deputy Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly[edit]

# Name Party Term Start Term End Timespan
1 Bill Stefaniak Liberal Party 23 May 1989 15 February 1992 2 years, 268 days
2 Greg Cornwell Liberal Party 27 March 1992 18 February 1995 2 years, 328 days
3 Roberta McRae Labor Party 9 March 1995 21 February 1998 2 years, 349 days
4 Bill Wood Labor Party 19 March 1998 20 October 2001 3 years, 215 days
(2) Greg Cornwell Liberal Party 12 November 2001 16 October 2004 2 years, 339 days
5 Steve Pratt Liberal Party 4 November 2004 18 October 2008 3 years, 349 days
6 Mary Porter Labor Party 5 November 2008 18 February 2016 7 years, 105 days
7 Joy Burch Labor Party 18 February 2016 15 October 2016 240 days
8 Vicki Dunne Liberal Party 31 October 2016 17 October 2020 3 years, 352 days
9 Mark Parton Liberal Party 3 November 2020 incumbent 3 years, 164 days

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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

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