| Post: | Speaker of |
| Body: | the Karnataka Legislative Assembly ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನಸಭೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು |
| Incumbent: | U. T. Khader |
| Incumbentsince: | 24 May 2023 |
| Appointer: | Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Deputy: | Rudrappa Lamani |
| Insignia: | File:Seal of Karnataka.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Karnataka |
| Inaugural: | V. Venkatappa |
| Department: | Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Member Of: | Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Constituting Instrument: | article 178 of Indian Constitution |
| Termlength: | five years |
| Native Name: | Karnāṭaka Vidhāna Sabheya Adhyakṣaru |
| Insigniasize: | 180px |
| Nominator: | Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Status: | Presiding Officer of Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Type: | Speaker |
The Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Karnataka. He is elected by the members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly (until 1973, the Mysore Legislative Assembly). The speaker is usually a member of the Legislative Assembly.
Mysore was renamed to Karnataka on 1 November 1973.
| Sl. No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Assembly | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mysore | ||||||||||
| 1 | V. Venkatappa | Channapatna | 1952 | 1952 | Indian National Congress | |||||
| 2 | H. Siddaiah | Soraba-Shikaripur | 18 June 1952 | 14 May 1954 | ||||||
| 3 | H. S. Rudrappa | Honnali | 10 October 1954 | 1 November 1956 | ||||||
| 4 | S. R. Kanthi | Hungund | 19 December 1956 | 9 March 1962 | ||||||
| 5 | Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga | Belthangady | 15 March 1962 | 6 June 1968 | ||||||
| 6 | S. D. Kotavale | Sankeshwar | 5 September 1968 | 24 March 1972 | ||||||
| 7 | K. S. Nagarathanamma | Gundlupete | 24 March 1972 | 31 October 1973 | continued... | 5th(1972-77) continued... | ||||
| Karnataka | ||||||||||
| (7) | K. S. Nagarathanamma | Gundlupete | 1 November 1973 | 3 March 1978 | ...continued | 5th...continued (1972-77) | Indian National Congress | |||
| 8 | P. Venkataramana | T. Narasipur | 3 March 1978 | 3 October 1980 | 6th(1978-83) | |||||
| 9 | Sumati B. Madiman | Dharwad Rural | 22 December 1980 | 22 December 1980 | ||||||
| 10 | K. H. Ranganath | Hiriyur | 30 January 1981 | 24 January 1983 | ||||||
| 11 | D. B. Chandre Gowda | Tirthahalli | 24 January 1983 | 17 March 1985 | 7th(1983-85) | Janata Party | ||||
| 12 | B. G. Banakar | Hirekerur | 18 March 1985 | 17 December 1989 | 8th(1985-89) | |||||
| 13 | S. M. Krishna | Maddur | 18 December 1989 | 20 January 1993 | 9th(1989-94) | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 14 | V. S. Koujalagi | Arabhavi | 15 February 1993 | 26 December 1994 | ||||||
| 15 | K. R. Ramesh Kumar | Srinivasapur | 27 December 1994 | 24 October 1999 | 10th(1994-99) | Janata Dal | ||||
| 16 | M. V. Venkatappa | Mulbagal | 26 October 1999 | 7 June 2004 | 11th(1999-04) | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 17 | Krishna | Krishnarajapete | 10 June 2004 | 4 June 2008 | 12th(2004-08) | Janata Dal (Secular) | ||||
| 18 | Jagadish Shettar | Hubli-Dharwad Central | 5 June 2008 | 16 November 2009 | 13th(2008-13) | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| 19 | K. G. Bopaiah | Virajapete | 30 November 2009 | 31 May 2013 | ||||||
| 20 | Kagodu Thimmappa | Sagara | 31 May 2013 | 5 July 2016 | 14th(2013-18) | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 21 | K. B. Koliwad | Ranibennur | 5 July 2016 | 15 May 2018 | ||||||
| Pro-term | K. G. Bopaiah[1] | Virajapete | 18 May 2018 | 25 May 2018 | 15th(2018-23) | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| (15) | K. R. Ramesh Kumar | Srinivasapur | 25 May 2018 | 29 July 2019 | Indian National Congress | |||||
| 22 | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri | Sirsi | 31 July 2019 | 20 May 2023 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
| 23 | U. T. Khader | Mangalore | 24 May 2023 | Incumbent | 16th(2023-28) | Indian National Congress | ||||