Speaker of the House of Commons (Baustralia)
Speaker of the House of Commons of Baustralia | |
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House of Commons of Baustralia | |
Style | The Right Honourable Mr. Speaker (in Commons) |
Status | Presiding officer |
Member of | Parliament of Baustralia |
Seat | Redmond |
Appointer | Elected by the members of the House of Commons |
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of Baustralia. The current speaker is Sir Greg Watts, and was appointed by Sir Nick Sullivan on 7 April 2020, prior to it becoming an independently elected position.
The speaker presides over the House's debates, speaking to members, and laying out the agenda. The speaker is also responsible for maintaining order in the House, and may scald members who break the rules thereof. Speakers are non-partisan and renounce all affiliation with their party after election as Speaker.
There have been four Speakers of the House of Commons, three of which were previously conservative, and one from the Worker's Party.
List
Portrait | Name[a] (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Former party | Ministries | Sovereign (Reign) |
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The Right Honourable Jonathan Fairbank MP for Smithfield-East (born 2003) |
2 July 2017 |
21 September 2019 |
Conservative | Timpson I | John![]() (2017–present) |
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Timpson II | ||||||||
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The Right Honourable Emily Day MP for Daytona (born 2003) |
22 September 2019 |
7 October 2019 |
Worker's | McGrath | |||
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The Right Honourable Jonathan Fairbank MP for Smithfield-East (born 2003) |
8 October 2019 |
6 April 2020 |
Conservative | Timpson III | |||
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The Right Honourable Sir Greg Watts MP for Holderton-East (born 2003) |
7 April 2020 |
Incumbent | Sullivan I | ||||
Sullivan II | ||||||||
Parker | ||||||||
Burgardt-Morris | ||||||||
Burgardt | ||||||||
Doig I | ||||||||
Doig II |
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