Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica explained

The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica is responsible for the management and general administration of the House, ensuring that rules of procedure are followed. The Speaker is elected by the House of Assembly at its first sitting after a general election.

A member of the House who is elected as Speaker can only vote to break ties (a casting vote). If someone outside the membership of the House is elected as Speaker, they become a member, but cannot cast an original or casting vote.

Louis Cools-Lartigue, OBE, was the speaker of its predecessor, the Legislative Council until 1967.^{[1] [2]}

Presidents of the Legislative Council

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Edwin Porter Arrowsmith	1951	1952
Henry Laurence Lindo	1952	1959	^[3]
Alec Lovelace	1960	1961	^[4]

Speakers of the Legislative Council

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Louis Cools-Lartigue	February 1961^[5]	1965 - ?	^[6] ^[7]
Louis Cools-Lartigue	January 1967	March 1967

Speakers of the House of Assembly

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Louis Cools-Lartigue	March 1967	1968	^[8]
George Austin Winston	1968	1970	^[9]
Eustace Hazelwood Francis	October 1970	March 1977	^[10] ^[11]
	March 1977	December 1978	^[12]
	4 January 1979	19 June 1979	^[13]
Eden Bowers	19 June 1979	August 1980
	13 August 1980	29 December 1988	^[14]
Crispin Sorhaindo	16 September 1989	24 October 1993
Neva Edwards	1 November 1993	2 August 1995
	3 August 1995	16 April 2000
Alix Boyd Knights	17 April 2000	10 February 2020	^[15] ^[16]
Joseph Isaac	10 February 2020	Incumbent

References

• Vernanda Raymond, Clerk, House of Assembly (acting)
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Notes and References

1. Web site: The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. 1962.
2. Web site: The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. 1966.
3. Web site: The Colonial Office List . H.M. Stationery Office . en . 1957.
4. Web site: The Colonial Office List . H.M. Stationery Office . en . 1961.
5. Web site: Office . Great Britain Colonial . Annual Report on Dominica, B.W.I. . H.M. Stationery Office . en . 1965.
6. Web site: The Colonial Office List . H.M. Stationery Office . en . 1962.
7. Web site: The Colonial Office List . H.M. Stationery Office . en . 1965.
8. Web site: The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. 1968.
9. Web site: The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. 1968.
10. Web site: The Caribbean Year Book. 1978.
11. Web site: Procedure and Working Methods. Pierre. Marie Davis. 1975.
12. Web site: The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. March 23, 1978. General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Google Books.
13. Web site: A former Speaker of the House of Assembly to get official funeral . Dominica News Online . 1 August 2019.
14. Web site: The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. 1989.
15. Web site: Dominica. July 5, 2018. New Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform (beta).
16. Web site: Joseph Isaac Nominated for House Speaker | Dominica Vibes News. 18 December 2019 .