List of speakers of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe explained
This article lists the speakers of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe and its historical antecedents: House of Assembly of Southern Rhodesia in 1923–1953 and 1963–1965, Federal Assembly of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1953–1963, House of Assembly of Rhodesia in 1965–1979 and House of Assembly of Zimbabwe in 1980–2013.
Southern Rhodesia (1923–1964) and Rhodesia (1964–1965)
| Portrait | Speaker | Tenure | Term(s) | Party | Notes |
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1 | | | 30 May 1924 – 11 March 1935 | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th | | [1] |
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2 | | | 11 March 1935 – 18 March 1952 | 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th | United Party | |
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3 | | Sir Tom Ian Findlay Wilson | 18 March 1952 – 13 April 1954 | 7th, 8th | United Party | [2] |
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4 | | William Addison | 13 April 1954 – 30 June 1959 | 8th, 9th | United Party | |
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5 | | | 30 June 1959 – 28 July 1964 | 9th, 10th | ? | [3] [4] |
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6 | | | 28 July 1964 – 1965 | 10th, 11th | Rhodesian Front | | |
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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963)
Rhodesia (1965–1979)
House of Assembly was unicameral legislature from 1965 to 1970, and the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Rhodesia from 1970 to 1979.
Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979) and Southern Rhodesia (1979–1980)
Zimbabwe (1980–present)
See also
References
- http://ir.uz.ac.zw/jspui/bitstream/10646/3684/1/Willson_Holders_of_Administrative_and_Ministerial_office_1894_1964.pdf
- Book: Cook, Chris. The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. 2 October 2012. Routledge. 9781136509629.
- Book: The Parliamentarian. 10 March 1960.
- Book: The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. 10 March 1964.
- Book: Assembly, Southern Rhodesia Parliament House of. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly. House of Assembly.
- Book: Assembly, Southern Rhodesia Parliament House of. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly. House of Assembly.
- Web site: World News Briefs. 9 May 1979. The New York Times. 24 June 2020.
- Web site: President meets Parliament presiding officers. The. Chronicle. The Chronicle. 27 November 2018 .