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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Mark Parton (Liberal) since 6 November 2024
Appointer	Elected by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holder	David Prowse
Formation	11 May 1989
Deputy	Andrew Braddock

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.

List of Speakers

Speakers

#	Speaker (birth–death)		Party	Term start	Term end	Time in office
		David Prowse (born 1941)	No Self Government	11 May 1989	4 December 1989	2 years, 280 days
1			Independents Group	4 December 1989	6 August 1990
			Liberal	6 August 1990	15 February 1992
2		Roberta McRae (born 1948)	Labor	27 March 1992	9 March 1995	2 years, 347 days
3		Greg Cornwell (born 1938)	Liberal	9 March 1995	12 November 2001	6 years, 248 days
4		Wayne Berry (born 1942)	Labor	12 November 2001	5 November 2008	6 years, 359 days
5		Shane Rattenbury (born 1971)	Greens	5 November 2008	6 November 2012	4 years, 1 day
6		Vicki Dunne (born 1956)	Liberal	6 November 2012	31 October 2016	3 years, 360 days
7		Joy Burch	Labor	31 October 2016	6 November 2024	8 years, 6 days
9		Mark Parton (born 1966)	Liberal	6 November 2024	Incumbent	27 days

Deputy Speakers

#	Speaker (birth–death)		Party	Term start	Term end	Time in office
1		Bill Stefaniak (born 1952)	Liberal	23 May 1989	15 February 1992	2 years, 268 days
2		Greg Cornwell (born 1938)	Liberal	27 March 1992	18 February 1995	2 years, 328 days
3		Roberta McRae (born 1948)	Labor	9 March 1995	21 February 1998	2 years, 349 days
4		Bill Wood (1935−2024)	Labor	19 March 1998	20 October 2001	3 years, 215 days
(2)		Greg Cornwell (born 1938)	Liberal	12 November 2001	16 October 2004	2 years, 339 days
5		Steve Pratt (born 1949)	Liberal	4 November 2004	18 October 2008	3 years, 349 days
6		Mary Porter (born 1942)	Labor	5 November 2008	18 February 2016	7 years, 105 days
7		Joy Burch	Labor	18 February 2016	15 October 2016	240 days
8		Vicki Dunne (born 1956)	Liberal	31 October 2016	17 October 2020	3 years, 352 days
9		Mark Parton (born 1966)	Liberal	3 November 2020	6 November 2024	4 years, 3 days
5		Andrew Braddock (born 1978)	Greens	6 November 2024	Incumbent	27 days

See also

• Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

References

1. Hansard, 11 May 1989 (p4): Election of David Prowse as Speaker
2. Hansard, 27 March 1992 (p3): Election of Roberta McRae as Speaker
3. Hansard, 9 March 1995 (p3): Election of Greg Cornwell as Speaker
4. Hansard, 12 November 2001 (p3): Election of Wayne Berry as Speaker
5. Hansard, 5 November 2008 (p3): Election of Shane Rattenbury as Speaker

External links

• Legislative Assembly of the ACT - Education - Fact sheets

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