List of speakers of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe explained

Post:Speaker of the National Assembly
Body:Zimbabwe
Insignia:Logo of the Parliament of Zimbabwe.png
Insigniacaption:Logo used to represent the Parliament of Zimbabwe
Incumbent:Jacob Mudenda
Incumbentsince:3 September 2013
Style:Honourable
Status:Presiding officer
Member Of:National Assembly
Appointer:House of Assembly approved and sworn in by the Chief Justice
Termlength:Five years
Termlength Qualified:elected by the National Assembly at the start of each parliament, and upon a vacancy
Constituting Instrument:Constitution of Zimbabwe
Precursor:Speaker of the House Assembly of Rhodesia
Formation:1923
Deputy:Deputy Speaker

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)

PortraitSpeakerTenureTerm(s)PartyNotes
130 May 1924 – 11 March 19351st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th[1]
1
211 March 1935 – 18 March 19524th, 5th, 6th, 7thUnited Party
3Sir Tom Ian Findlay Wilson18 March 1952 – 13 April 19547th, 8thUnited Party[2]
4William Addison13 April 1954 – 30 June 19598th, 9thUnited Party
530 June 1959 – 28 July 19649th, 10th?[3] [4]
628 July 1964 – 196510th, 11thRhodesian Front

Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963)

PortraitSpeakerTenureTerm(s)PartyNotes
1Sir Tom Ian Findlay Wilson1953 – 19601st, 2ndFederal Party
United Federal Party
21960 – 19632nd, 3rdUnited Federal Party

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.

PortraitSpeakerTenurePartyNotes
1Albert Rubidge Washington Stumbles1965 – 31 December 1972Rhodesian Front[5] [6]
2George Holland Hartley27 March 1973 – 1979Rhodesian Front

Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979) and Southern Rhodesia (1979–1980)

PortraitSpeakerTenurePartyNotes
1John Moses Chirimbani8–25 May 1979United African National Council[7]
2John Zwenhamo Ruredzo25 May 1979 – 1979United African National Council

Zimbabwe (1980–present)

PortraitSpeakerTenureParliament(s)Party
1 – 19901st, 2nd
2 – 19953rdZANU–PF
314 April 1995 – 20004thZANU–PF
4 – 20055thZANU–PF
5 – 5 March 20086thZANU–PF
6 – 27 June 20137thMDC–T
7 – Incumbent[8] 8th, 9th, 10thZANU–PF

See also

References

  1. http://ir.uz.ac.zw/jspui/bitstream/10646/3684/1/Willson_Holders_of_Administrative_and_Ministerial_office_1894_1964.pdf
  2. Book: Cook, Chris. The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. 2 October 2012. Routledge. 9781136509629.
  3. Book: The Parliamentarian. 10 March 1960.
  4. Book: The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. 10 March 1964.
  5. Book: Assembly, Southern Rhodesia Parliament House of. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly. House of Assembly.
  6. Book: Assembly, Southern Rhodesia Parliament House of. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly. House of Assembly.
  7. Web site: World News Briefs. 9 May 1979. The New York Times. 24 June 2020.
  8. Web site: President meets Parliament presiding officers. The. Chronicle. The Chronicle. 27 November 2018 .