Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly explained

Post:	Speaker
Body:	the Legislative Assembly
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory.svg
Incumbent:	Joy Burch (Labor Party)
Incumbentsince:	31 October 2016
Appointer:	Elected by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Inaugural:	David Prowse
Formation:	11 May 1989
Deputy:	Mark Parton

The Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory.

Speakers of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

	Name	Party	Term Start	Term End	Timespan	Notes
1	David Prowse	No Self-Government Party Independents Group Liberal Party	11 May 1989	15 February 1992		^[1]
2	Roberta McRae	Labor Party	27 March 1992	9 March 1995		^[2]
3	Greg Cornwell	Liberal Party	9 March 1995	12 November 2001		^[3]
4	Wayne Berry	Labor Party	12 November 2001	5 November 2008		^[4]
5	Shane Rattenbury	ACT Greens	5 November 2008	6 November 2012		^[5]
6	Vicki Dunne	Liberal Party	6 November 2012	31 October 2016
7	Joy Burch	Labor Party	31 October 2016	Incumbent

Deputy Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

	Name	Party	Term Start	Term End	Timespan
1	Bill Stefaniak	Liberal Party	23 May 1989	15 February 1992
2	Greg Cornwell	Liberal Party	27 March 1992	18 February 1995
3	Roberta McRae	Labor Party	9 March 1995	21 February 1998
4	Bill Wood	Labor Party	19 March 1998	20 October 2001
(2)	Greg Cornwell	Liberal Party	12 November 2001	16 October 2004
5	Steve Pratt	Liberal Party	4 November 2004	18 October 2008
6	Mary Porter	Labor Party	5 November 2008	18 February 2016
7	Joy Burch	Labor Party	18 February 2016	15 October 2016
8	Vicki Dunne	Liberal Party	31 October 2016	17 October 2020
9	Mark Parton	Liberal Party	3 November 2020	incumbent

See also

• Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

External links

• Legislative Assembly of the ACT - Education - Fact sheets

Notes and References

1. http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/1989/pdfs/19890511.pdf Hansard, 11 May 1989 (p4): Election of David Prowse as Speaker
2. http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/1992/pdfs/19920327.pdf Hansard, 27 March 1992 (p3): Election of Roberta McRae as Speaker
3. http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/1995/pdfs/19950309.pdf Hansard, 9 March 1995 (p3): Election of Greg Cornwell as Speaker
4. http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/2002/pdfs/20011112.pdf Hansard, 12 November 2001 (p3): Election of Wayne Berry as Speaker
5. http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/2009/pdfs/20081105.pdf Hansard, 5 November 2008 (p3): Election of Shane Rattenbury as Speaker