List of current presidents of legislatures explained

This is a list of current presiding officers of the legislative assemblies of sovereign and unrecognized states, autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories, sui generis entities, and international organisations.

States recognised by the United Nations

State	Assembly	Title	Name	Political affiliation	Assumed office
	Leadership Council	Supreme Leader		Taliban
Albania	Parliament	Chairman		Socialist
Algeria (Parliament)	Council of the Nation	President		FLN
	People's National Assembly	President		non-partisan
Andorra	General Council	General Syndic		Democrats for Andorra
Angola	National Assembly	President		MPLA
Antigua and Barbuda (Parliament)	Senate	President		Labour
	House of Representatives	Speaker		non-partisan
Argentina (National Congress)	Senate	President^[1]		LLA
		Provisional President		PL
	Chamber of Deputies	President		LLA
Armenia	National Assembly	President		Civil Contract
Australia (Parliament)	Senate	President		Labor
	House of Representatives	Speaker		Labor
Austria (Parliament)	Federal Council	President^[2]		ÖVP
	National Council	President		ÖVP
Azerbaijan	National Assembly	Speaker		New Azerbaijan
Bahamas (Parliament)	Senate	President		PLP
	House of Assembly	Speaker		PLP
Bahrain (National Assembly)	Consultative Council	Chairman		non-partisan
	Council of Representatives	Chairman		non-partisan
Bangladesh	Jatiya Sangsad	Speaker	(acting)	Awami League
Barbados (Parliament)	Senate	President		Labour
	House of Assembly	Speaker		Labour
Belarus (National Assembly)	Council of the Republic	Speaker		non-partisan
	House of Representatives	Speaker		Communist
Belgium (Parliament)	Senate	President		Open VLD
	Chamber of Representatives	President		Socialist
Belize (National Assembly)	Senate	President		PUP
	House of Representatives	Speaker		PUP
Benin	National Assembly	President		Progressive Union
Bhutan (Parliament)	National Council	Chairperson		non-partisan
	National Assembly	Speaker		PDP
(Plurinational Legislative Assembly)	Plurinational Legislative Assembly	President		MAS
	Chamber of Senators	President		MAS
	Chamber of Deputies	President		Independent
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Parliamentary Assembly)	House of Peoples	Chairperson^[3]		HDZ BiH
	House of Representatives	Chairperson^[4]		SNSD
Botswana	National Assembly	Speaker		BDP
Brazil (National Congress)	Federal Senate	President		PSD
	Chamber of Deputies	President		PP
	Legislative Council	Speaker		non-partisan
Bulgaria	National Assembly	Chairperson		GERB
Burkina Faso	Transitional National Assembly	President		non-partisan
Burundi (Parliament)	Senate	President		CNDD-FDD
	National Assembly	President		CNDD-FDD
Cambodia (Parliament)	Senate	President		CPP
	National Assembly	President		CPP
Cameroon (Parliament)	Senate	President		RDPC
	National Assembly	President		RDPC
Canada (Parliament)	Senate	Speaker		non-partisan
	House of Commons	Speaker		Liberal
Cape Verde	National Assembly	Speaker		MpD
Central African Republic	National Assembly	President		non-partisan
Chad	National Transitional Council	President	Haroun Kabadi	MPS
Chile (National Congress)	Senate	President		Renovación Nacional
	Chamber of Deputies	President		PCCh
China	National People's Congress	Chairman		Communist
Colombia (Congress)	Senate	President^[5]		Conservative
	Chamber of Representatives	President^[6]		Green Alliance
Comoros	Assembly of the Union	Speaker		CRC
Congo-Brazzaville (Parliament)	Senate	President		Party of Labour
	National Assembly	President		Party of Labour
Congo-Kinshasa (Parliament)	Senate	President		AFDC
	National Assembly	President		Union for the Congolese Nation
Costa Rica	Legislative Assembly	Speaker^[7]		PLN
Croatia	Parliament	Speaker		HDZ
Cuba	National Assembly of People's Power	President		Communist
Cyprus	House of Representatives	President		DISY
(Parliament)	Senate	President		ODS
	Chamber of Deputies	Chairperson		TOP 09
Denmark	Folketing	Speaker		Venstre
Djibouti	National Assembly	President		UMP
Dominica	House of Assembly	Speaker		non-partisan
Dominican Republic (Congress)	Senate	President		Dominicans for Change
	Chamber of Deputies	President		PRM
	National Parliament	President		Fretilin
Ecuador	National Assembly	President		PSC
Egypt	Senate	President		Nation's Future
	House of Representatives	Speaker		Nation's Future
El Salvador	Legislative Assembly	President		Nuevas Ideas
Equatorial Guinea (Parliament)	Senate	President		PDGE
	Chamber of Deputies	President		PDGE
Eritrea	National Assembly	President		PFDJ
Estonia	Riigikogu	President		Estonia 200
(Parliament)	Senate	President		non-partisan
	House of Assembly	Speaker		non-partisan
Ethiopia (Federal Parliamentary Assembly)	House of Federation	Speaker		Prosperity
	House of Peoples' Representatives	Speaker		Prosperity
Fiji	Parliament	Speaker		People's Alliance
	Parliament	Speaker		Finns Party
France (Parliament)	Senate	President		The Republicans
	National Assembly	President		LREM
Gabon (Parliament)	Senate	President		UN
	National Assembly	President		PDG
Gambia	National Assembly	Speaker		APRC
Georgia	Parliament	Chairperson		Georgian Dream
Germany (Federal Assembly)	Bundesrat	President^[8]		SPD
	Bundestag	President		SPD
Ghana	Parliament	Speaker		NDC
Greece	Parliament	Speaker		New Democracy
Grenada (Parliament)	Senate	President
	House of Representatives	Speaker
Guatemala	Congress	President^[9]		Blue Party
Guinea	National Assembly	President		RPG
Guinea-Bissau	National People's Assembly	President		PAIGC
Guyana	National Assembly	Speaker		PPP/C
Haiti (Parliament)	Senate	President	Vacant	TBD	TBD
	Chamber of Deputies	Speaker	Vacant	TBD	TBD
Honduras	National Congress	President		PSH
Hungary	National Assembly	Speaker		Fidesz
Iceland	Althing	Speaker		Independence
India (Parliament)	Rajya Sabha	Chairperson		non-partisan
		Deputy Chairperson		JD(U)
	Lok Sabha	Speaker		BJP
Indonesia (People's Consultative Assembly)	People's Consultative Assembly	Speaker		Golkar
	Regional Representative Council	Speaker		non-partisan
	People's Representative Council	Speaker		PDI-P
	Islamic Consultative Assembly	Speaker		Progress and Justice
	Assembly of Experts^[10]	Chairman		Combatant Clergy Association
Iraq	Council of Representatives	Speaker		al-Hal
Ireland (Oireachtas)	Seanad Éireann	Cathaoirleach		Fine Gael
	Dáil Éireann	Ceann Comhairle		Fianna Fáil
Israel	Knesset	Speaker		Likud
Italy (Parliament)	Senate	President		FdI
	Chamber of Deputies	President		Lega Nord
(Parliament)	Senate	President		RDR
	National Assembly	President		RHDP
Jamaica (Parliament)	Senate	President		Labour
	House of Representatives	Speaker	Juliet Holness	Labour
Japan (National Diet)	House of Councillors	President		LDP
	House of Representatives	Speaker		LDP
Jordan (Parliament)	Senate	President		non-partisan
	House of Representatives	Speaker	Ahmed Safadi	non-partisan	^[11]
Kazakhstan (Parliament)	Senate	Chairman		Nur Otan
	Mazhilis	Chairman		Amanat
Kenya (Parliament)	Senate	Speaker		Kenya Kwanza
	National Assembly	Speaker		Kenya Kwanza
Kiribati	House of Assembly	Speaker		BKM
Kuwait	National Assembly	Speaker		non-partisan
Kyrgyzstan	Supreme Council	Chairman		Ata-Zhurt
	National Assembly	President		LPRP
Latvia	Saeima	Speaker		LZS
Lebanon	Parliament	Speaker		Amal
Lesotho (Parliament)	Senate	President		RFP
	National Assembly	Speaker
Liberia (Legislature)	Senate	President		MDR
		President pro tempore		UP
	House of Representatives	Speaker		CDC
Libya	General National Congress	President		non-partisan
	House of Representatives	President		non-partisan
Liechtenstein	Landtag	President		FBP
Lithuania	Seimas	Speaker		LRLS
Luxembourg	Chamber of Deputies	President		CSV
Madagascar (Parliament)	Senate	President		TGV
	National Assembly	President		IRMAR
Malawi	National Assembly	Speaker		Congress
Malaysia (Parliament)	Dewan Negara	President
	Dewan Rakyat	Speaker		PH–PKR
Maldives	People's Majlis	Speaker		PNC
Mali	National Assembly	President	Vacant	TBD	TBD
Malta	House of Representatives	Speaker		Labour
Marshall Islands	Legislature	Speaker		non-partisan
Mauritania (Parliament)	National Assembly	President		El Insaf
Mauritius	National Assembly	Speaker		MSM
Mexico (Congress)	Senate of the Republic	President^[12]		MORENA
	Chamber of Deputies	President^[13]		PRI
	Congress	Speaker		non-partisan
	Parliament	President		PAS
Monaco	National Council	President		Priorité Monaco
Mongolia	State Great Khural	Chairman		MAN
Montenegro	Parliament	President		NSD
Morocco (Parliament)	House of Councillors	President		RNI
	House of Representatives	President		RNI
Mozambique	Assembly of the Republic	Speaker		FRELIMO
Myanmar (Assembly of the Union)	House of Nationalities	Speaker	Vacant	TBD	TBD
	House of Representatives	Speaker		Independent
Namibia (Parliament)	National Council	Chairperson		SWAPO
	National Assembly	Speaker		SWAPO
Nauru	Parliament	Speaker		non-partisan
Nepal (Parliament)	National Assembly	Chairperson		CPN (MC)
	House of Representatives	Speaker		CPN (UML)
Netherlands (States General)	Senate	President		VVD
	House of Representatives	Speaker	Martin Bosma	PVV
New Zealand	House of Representatives	Speaker		National
Nicaragua	National Assembly	President		FSLN
Niger	National Assembly	President	Vacant	TBD	TBD
Nigeria (National Assembly)	Senate	President		APC
	House of Representatives	Speaker		APC
	Supreme People's Assembly	Standing Committee Chairman^[14]		WPK
		Chairman		WPK
	Assembly of the Republic	President		Alternativa
Norway	Storting	President		Labour
Oman (Council)	Council of State	Chairman		non-partisan
	Consultative Assembly	Chairman		non-partisan
Pakistan (Parliament)	Senate	Chairman		PPP
	National Assembly	Speaker		PML(N)
Palau (National Congress)	Senate	President		non-partisan
	House of Delegates	Speaker		non-partisan
	Legislative Council	Speaker		Hamas
Panama	National Assembly	President^[15]		RM
Papua New Guinea	National Parliament	Speaker		non-partisan
Paraguay (Congress)	Senate	President^[16]		ANR
	Chamber of Deputies	Speaker^[17]		ANR
Peru	Congress of the Republic	President^[18]		Alliance for Progress
Philippines (Congress)	Senate	President		NPC
	House of Representatives	Speaker		Lakas–CMD
Poland (National Assembly)	Senate	Marshal		Civic Platform
	Sejm	Marshal		Poland 2050
Portugal	Assembly of the Republic	President		Social Democrat
Qatar	Consultative Assembly	Chairman		non-partisan
Romania (Parliament)	Senate	President		National Liberal Party
	Chamber of Deputies	President	(acting)	Social Democratic Party
(Federal Assembly)	Federation Council	Chairwoman		United Russia
	State Duma	Chairman		United Russia
Rwanda (Parliament)	Senate	President		Social Democratic
	Chamber of Deputies	President		Liberal
Saint Kitts and Nevis	National Assembly	Speaker		SKNLP
Saint Lucia (Parliament)	Senate	President	Alvina Reynolds	SLP
	House of Assembly	Speaker		SLP
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	House of Assembly	Speaker		Unity Labour
Samoa	Legislative Assembly			FAST
San Marino	Grand and General Council	Captains Regent^[19]		non-partisan
				PSD
	National Assembly	Speaker		ADI
Saudi Arabia	Consultative Assembly	Speaker		non-partisan
Senegal	National Assembly	President		APR
Serbia	National Assembly	President		SNS
Seychelles	National Assembly	Speaker		LDS
Sierra Leone	Parliament	Speaker		SLPP
Singapore	Parliament	Speaker		PAP
Slovakia	National Council	Speaker		Hlas–SD
Slovenia (Parliament)	National Council	President		non-partisan
	National Assembly	Speaker		GS
Solomon Islands	National Parliament	Speaker		OUR Party
Somalia (Federal Parliament)	Senate	Speaker		non-partisan
	House of the People	Speaker		non-partisan
South Africa (Parliament)	National Council of Provinces	Chairperson		ANC
	National Assembly	Speaker		ANC
	National Assembly	Speaker		non-partisan
(National Legislature)	Council of States	Speaker		SPLM
	National Legislative Assembly	Speaker		SPLM
Spain (Cortes Generales)	Senate	President		PP
	Congress of Deputies	President		PSOE
Sri Lanka	Parliament	Speaker		SLPP
Sudan	Transitional Legislative Council	Speaker	Vacant	TBA	TBA
Suriname	National Assembly	Chairperson		ABOP
Sweden	Riksdag	Speaker		Moderates
Switzerland (Federal Assembly)	Council of States	President^[20]		SP/PS
	National Council	President^[21]		SP/PS
	People's Council	Speaker		Ba'ath
Tajikistan (Supreme Assembly)	National Assembly	Chairman		PDP
	Assembly of Representatives	Chairman		PDP
	National Assembly	Speaker		CCM
Thailand (National Assembly)	National Assembly	President^[22]		Prachachat
		President		non-partisan
	House of Representatives	Speaker		Prachachat
Togo	National Assembly	President		UNIR
Tonga	Legislative Assembly	Speaker		non-partisan
Trinidad and Tobago (Parliament)	Senate	President	Nigel de Freitas	non-partisan
	House of Representatives	Speaker		non-partisan
Tunisia (Parliament)	National Council of Regions and Districts	Speaker	TBA
	Assembly of the Representatives of the People	President		non-partisan
Turkey	Grand National Assembly	Speaker		AKP
Turkmenistan	Assembly	Chairwoman		TDP
Tuvalu	Parliament	Speaker		non-partisan
Uganda	Parliament	Speaker		NRM
Ukraine	Verkhovna Rada	Chairman		Servant of the People
United Arab Emirates	Federal National Council	Speaker		non-partisan
United Kingdom (Parliament)	House of Lords	Lord Speaker		non-partisan
	House of Commons	Speaker		non-partisan
United States (Congress)	Senate	President		Democratic Party
		President pro tempore	Patty Murray	Democratic Party
	House of Representatives	Speaker	Mike Johnson	Republican Party
Uruguay (General Assembly)	Senate	President		National
		Vice President		Broad Front
	Chamber of Deputies	President^[23]		PCU
Uzbekistan (Oliy Majlis)	Senate	Chairwoman		non-partisan
	Legislative Chamber	Chairman		Oʻzlidep
Vanuatu	Parliament	Speaker		LM
	Pontifical Commission	President		non-partisan
	College of Cardinals^[24]	Dean		non-partisan
	National Assembly	President^[25]		PSUV
			(disputed)	Justice First
	National Assembly	Chairman		Communist
Yemen	House of Representatives	Speaker		GPC
Zambia	National Assembly	Speaker		UPND
Zimbabwe (Parliament)	Senate	President		ZANU-PF
	House of Assembly	Speaker		ZANU-PF

States recognised by at least one United Nations member

State	Assembly	Title	Name	Party	Assumed office
	People's Assembly	Speaker		non-partisan
	Assembly	Chairperson		Vetëvendosje
	Assembly of the Republic	Speaker		UBP
	Parliament	Speaker		Nykhaz
(Taiwan)	Legislative Yuan	President	Han Kuo-yu	KMT
	National Council	President		Polisario Front

States not recognised by any United Nations members and governments in exile

State	Assembly	Title	Name	Party	Assumed office
(Parliament)	House of Elders	Speaker		non-partisan
	House of Representatives	Speaker		Waddani
Central Tibetan Administration	Parliament	Speaker		non-partisan
	Supreme Council	Speaker		Renewal

Autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories

Region or territory	Country	Assembly	Title	Name	Assumed office
		Supreme Council	Chairperson
		Legislative Assembly	Speaker
		States	President
American Samoa (Fono)	United States	Senate	President
		House of Representatives	Speaker
Anguilla	United Kingdom	House of Assembly	Speaker
	Italy	Regional Council	President
Aruba	Netherlands	Estates	President
	United Kingdom	Island Council	Governor
			Administrator
	Portugal	Legislative Assembly	President
	Philippines	Parliament
	Spain	Parliament	President
Bermuda (Parliament)	United Kingdom	Senate	President
		House of Assembly	Speaker
	Papua New Guinea	House of Representatives	Speaker
	United Kingdom	House of Assembly	Speaker
	Spain	Parliament	President
Cayman Islands	United Kingdom	Legislative Assembly	Speaker
Cook Islands	New Zealand	Parliament	Speaker	Tai Tura
	France	Assembly	President
	Netherlands	Estates	President
	United Kingdom	Legislative Assembly	Speaker
Faroe Islands	Denmark	Løgting	Speaker
	Belgium	Parliament	Speaker
French Polynesia	France	Assembly	President
	Italy	Regional Council	President
		People's Assembly	Chairperson
	Spain	Parliament	President
Gibraltar	United Kingdom	Parliament	Speaker
Greenland	Denmark	Inatsisartut	Speaker
Guam	United States	Legislature	Speaker
	United Kingdom	States	Bailiff
Hong Kong	China	Legislative Council	President
	Iraq	Parliament	Speaker
(Tynwald)	United Kingdom	Tynwald	President
		Legislative Council
		House of Keys	Speaker
	United Kingdom	States Assembly	Bailiff
	Uzbekistan	Jokargi Kenes	Chairperson
	China	Legislative Assembly	President
	Portugal	Legislative Assembly	President
Montserrat	United Kingdom	Legislative Assembly	Speaker
	Azerbaijan	Supreme Assembly	Chairperson
New Caledonia	France	Congress	President
	United Kingdom	Assembly	Speaker
Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth Legislature)	United States	Senate	President
		House of Representatives	Speaker
Niue	New Zealand	Assembly	Speaker
	United Kingdom	Island Council	Mayor	Simon Young
Puerto Rico (Legislative Assembly)	United States	Senate	President
		House of Representatives	Speaker
	France	Territorial Council	President
	United Kingdom	Legislative Council	Speaker
	France	Territorial Council	President
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	France	Territorial Council	President
	Italy	Regional Council	President
	United Kingdom	Chief Pleas	Speaker
	United Kingdom	Parliament	Presiding Officer
	Italy	Regional Assembly	Presiding Officer
	Netherlands	Estates	President
	Italy	Landtag	President
Tokelau	New Zealand	General Fono	Speaker
	Trinidad and Tobago	House of Assembly	Presiding Officer
	United Kingdom	Island Council	Administrator	^[26]
Turks and Caicos Islands	United Kingdom	House of Assembly	Speaker
	United States	Legislature	President	Novelle Francis
	Serbia	Assembly	President
	United Kingdom	National Assembly	Presiding Officer
Wallis and Futuna	France	Territorial Assembly	President
	Belgium	Parliament	President

Sui generis entities

Entity	Assembly	Title	Name	Assumed office
	Council of Ministers	Presidents^[27]	Belgium
	Parliament	President
	Council Complete of State	Grand Commander
	Chapter General	Grand Master

International organisations

There are several international parliaments, some that are directly elected and some that are appointed from among member states respective legislatures in the form of an inter-parliamentary institution.

Organisation	Assembly	Title	Name	Assumed office	-			President		-->
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States	Parliamentary Assembly	President^[28]
African Parliamentary Union	Parliament	President
	Parliament	President
	Parliament	President
	Parliament	Speaker
Asia Cooperation Dialogue	Parliamentary Assembly	President
Benelux Union	Parliament	President
British–Irish Council	Parliamentary Assembly	Co-chair(s)			-		Assembly	President		-->
Central American Integration System	Parliament	President
Cotonou Partnership	Joint Parliamentary Assembly	Co-president(s)
Commonwealth of Independent States	Interparliamentary Assembly	Chairperson
Commonwealth of Nations	Parliamentary Association	President
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States	Parliament	President
Council of the Baltic Sea States	Assembly	President^[29]
Council of Europe	Assembly	President
	Legislative Assembly	Speaker
Eastern Partnership	Parliamentary Assembly	Co-president(s)
Economic Community of Central African States	Parliament	President^[30]
Economic Community of West African States	Parliament	Speaker			-		Interparliamentary Assembly	President		-->
Assembly of French Citizens Abroad	Assembly	President	Hélène Degryse
Inter-Parliamentary Union	Assembly	President
International Organisation of La Francophonie	Parliamentary Assembly	President
Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit	Parliamentary Assembly	Co-president(s)
	Parliament	President
Nordic Council	Parliamentary Assembly	President^[31]
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation	Assembly	President	Michał Szczerba
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe	Parliamentary Assembly	President			-		Regional Assembly	President		-->
	Parliamentary Union	Secretary General
	Parliamentary Assembly	Chairperson
Union for the Mediterranean	Parliamentary Assembly	President			-		Parliament	President		-->
	General Assembly	President^[32]	Dennis Francis		-		Parliamentary Assembly	President		-->

See also

• List of legislatures by country
• List of current dependent territory leaders
• List of current defence ministers
• List of current finance ministers
• List of current foreign ministers
• List of current heads of state and government
• List of current interior ministers
• List of current legislatures
• List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations
• List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
• List of current vice presidents
• List of heads of state by diplomatic precedence
• List of spouses of heads of state
• List of state leaders by year
• Lists of office-holders

External links

• Inter-Parliamentary Union

Notes and References

1. The Vice President is the ex officio presiding officer.
2. President of the Austrian Federal Council rotates every six months.
3. Chairperson of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates every eight months among the three members of the Collegium.
4. Chairperson of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates every eight months among the three members of the Collegium.
5. President of the Colombian Senate rotates annually.
6. President of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
7. Speaker of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly rotates annually.
8. President of the German Bundesrat rotates annually.
9. President of the Guatemalan Congress rotates annually.
10. An electoral college.
11. Web site: 2022-11-14 . MP Ahmad Safadi elected Lower House Speaker . 2023-09-18 . Jordan Times . en.
12. President of the Mexican Senate rotates annually.
13. President of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies rotates annually.
14. Chairman of the SPA Standing Committee is the ex officio presiding officer.
15. President of the Panamian National Assembly rotates annually.
16. President of the Paraguayan Senate is elected annually annually.
17. President of the Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies is elected annually.
18. President of the Peruvian Congress rotates annually.
19. Sammarinese Captains Regent rotate every six months.
20. President of the Swiss Council of States rotates annually.
21. President of the Swiss National Council rotates annually.
22. The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the ex officio presiding officer.
23. President of the Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
24. An electoral college.
25. President of the Venezuelan National Assembly rotates annually.
26. Web site: Philip Kendall sworn-in as Tristan Administrator .
27. The European President of the Council of Ministers rotates every six months.
28. The ACP Assembly President rotates biannually.
29. The Baltic Assembly President rotates annually.
30. The CEMAC Parliament President rotates annually
31. The Nordic Assembly President rotates annually.
32. The UNGA President rotates annually.