The Speaker is the presiding officer of the National Assembly.
| Legislative Council | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
| Henry Wilcox Wilson | 1958 | 1961 | ||
| W. Wenban-Smith | 1961 | 1963 | ||
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | 13 August 1963 | 1964 | ||
| Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | 1964 | 6 July 1964 | ||
| National Assembly | ||||
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | 6 July 1964 | 1964 | [1] | |
| Ismail K. Surtee | 27 October 1964 | 1971 | [2] | |
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | 1971 | February 1975 | [3] | |
| Nelson P.W. Khonje | 11 February 1975 | March 1987 | [4] | |
| Mordecai Lungu | June 1987 | November 1992 | ||
| Brain Mtawali | 20 November 1992 | May 1994 | ||
| Rodwell Munyenyembe | 30 June 1994 | June 1999 | ||
| Sam Mpasu | 13 July 1999 | May 2003 | ||
| Davis Katsonga | May 2003 | 2004 | ||
| Rodwell Munyenyembe | June 2004 | June 2005 | ||
| Louis Chimango | June 2005 | June 2009 | ||
| Henry Chimunthu Banda | June 2009 | May 2014 | ||
| Richard Msowoya | June 2014 | May 2019 | ||
| Catherine Gotani Hara | 19 June 2019 | Present | ||