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This is a list of current presiding officers of the legislative assemblies of sovereign and unrecognized states, autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories, sui generis entities, and international organisations.

States recognised by the United Nations

State Assembly Title Name Political affiliation Assumed office
  Afghanistan Leadership Council [a] Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada Taliban 15 August 2021
  Albania Parliament Chairman Lindita Nikolla Socialist 10 September 2021
  Algeria
( Parliament)
Council of the Nation President Salah Goudjil FLN 10 April 2019
People's National Assembly President Ibrahim Boughali non-partisan 8 July 2021
  Andorra General Council General Syndic Carles Enseñat Reig Democrats for Andorra 26 April 2023
  Angola National Assembly President Carolina Cerqueira MPLA 15 September 2022
  Antigua and Barbuda
( Parliament)
Senate President Alincia Williams-Grant Labour 25 June 2014
House of Representatives Speaker Gerald Watt non-partisan 25 June 2014
  Argentina
( National Congress)
Senate President [1] Victoria Villarruel LLA 10 December 2023
Provisional President Bartolomé Abdala PL 13 December 2023
Chamber of Deputies President Martín Menem LLA 10 December 2023
  Armenia National Assembly President Alen Simonyan Civil Contract 2 August 2021
  Australia
( Parliament)
Senate President Sue Lines Labor 26 July 2022
House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick Labor 26 July 2022
  Austria
( Parliament)
Federal Council President [2] Margit Göll ÖVP 1 January 2024
National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka ÖVP 20 December 2017
  Azerbaijan National Assembly Speaker Sahiba Gafarova New Azerbaijan 10 March 2020
  Bahamas
( Parliament)
Senate President Lashell Adderley PLP 6 October 2021
House of Assembly Speaker Patricia Deveaux PLP 6 October 2021
  Bahrain
( National Assembly)
Consultative Council Chairman Ali Saleh Al-Saleh non-partisan 15 December 2008
Council of Representatives Chairman Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musallam non-partisan 12 December 2022
  Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Awami League 30 April 2013
  Barbados
( Parliament)
Senate President Reginald Farley Labour 15 September 2020
House of Assembly Speaker Arthur Holder Labour 5 June 2018
  Belarus
( National Assembly)
Council of the Republic Speaker Natalya Kochanova non-partisan 6 December 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Vladimir Andreichenko Communist 27 October 2008
  Belgium
( Parliament)
Senate President Stephanie D'Hose Open VLD 13 October 2020
Chamber of Representatives President Eliane Tillieux Socialist 13 October 2020
  Belize
( National Assembly)
Senate President Carolyn Trench-Sandiford PUP 11 December 2020
House of Representatives Speaker Valerie Woods PUP 11 December 2020
  Benin National Assembly President Louis Vlavonou Progressive Union 17 May 2019
  Bhutan
( Parliament)
National Council Chairperson Sangay Dorji non-partisan 10 May 2023
National Assembly Speaker Lungten Dorji PDP 25 January 2024
  Bolivia
( Plurinational Legislative Assembly)
Plurinational Legislative Assembly President [1] David Choquehuanca MAS 8 November 2020
Chamber of Senators President Andrónico Rodríguez MAS 3 November 2020
Chamber of Deputies President Israel Huaytari Independent 3 November 2023
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
( Parliamentary Assembly)
House of Peoples Chairperson [3] Kemal Ademović NiP 16 October 2023
House of Representatives Chairperson [4] Nebojša Radmanović SNSD 1 April 2024
  Botswana National Assembly Speaker Phandu Skelemani BDP 5 November 2019
  Brazil
( National Congress)
Federal Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco PSD 1 February 2021
Chamber of Deputies President Arthur Lira PP 1 February 2021
  Brunei Legislative Council Speaker Abdul Rahman Mohamed Taib non-partisan 11 February 2015
  Bulgaria National Assembly Chairperson Rosen Zhelyazkov GERB 19 April 2023
  Burkina Faso National Assembly President Vacant TBD TBD
  Burundi
( Parliament)
Senate President Révérien Ndikuriyo CNDD-FDD 14 August 2015
National Assembly President Gelase Ndabirabe CNDD-FDD 7 August 2020
  Cambodia
( Parliament)
Senate President Sen Hun CPP 3 April 2024
National Assembly President Sudary Khuon CPP 22 August 2023
  Cameroon
(Parliament)
Senate President Marcel Niat Njifenji RDPC 12 June 2013
National Assembly President Cavayé Yéguié Djibril RDPC 31 March 1992
  Canada
( Parliament)
Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné non-partisan 16 May 2023
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus Liberal 3 October 2023
  Cape Verde National Assembly Speaker Austelino Tavares Correia MpD 19 May 2021
  Central African Republic National Assembly President Simplice Sarandji non-partisan 5 May 2021
  Chad National Transitional Council President Haroun Kabadi MPS October 2021
  Chile
( National Congress)
Senate President Juan Antonio Coloma Correa UDI 15 March 2023
Chamber of Deputies President Ricardo Cifuentes PDC 24 July 2023
  China National People's Congress Chairman Zhao Leji Communist 10 March 2023
  Colombia
( Congress)
Senate President [5] Iván Name Green Alliance 20 July 2023
Chamber of Representatives President [6] Andrés Calle L 20 July 2023
  Comoros Assembly of the Union Speaker Moustadroine Abdou CRC 3 April 2020
Republic of the Congo Congo-Brazzaville
( Parliament)
Senate President Pierre Ngolo Party of Labour 12 September 2017
National Assembly President Isidore Mvouba Party of Labour 19 August 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Kinshasa
( Parliament)
Senate President Modeste Bahati Lukwebo AFDC 5 March 2021
National Assembly President Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga CRD [7] 11 December 2020
  Costa Rica Legislative Assembly Speaker [8] Rodrigo Arias Sánchez PLN 1 May 2022
  Croatia Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković HDZ 5 May 2017
  Cuba National Assembly of People's Power President Esteban Lazo Hernández Communist 24 February 2013
  Cyprus House of Representatives President Annita Demetriou DISY 10 June 2021
  Czechia
( Parliament)
Senate President Miloš Vystrčil ODS 19 February 2020
Chamber of Deputies Chairperson Markéta Pekarová Adamová TOP 09 10 November 2021
  Denmark Folketing Speaker Søren Gade Venstre 16 November 2022
  Djibouti National Assembly President Dileita Mohamed Dileita UMP 5 March 2023
  Dominica House of Assembly Speaker Joseph Isaac non-partisan 10 February 2020
  Dominican Republic
( Congress)
Senate President Eduardo Estrella Dominicans for Change 16 August 2020
Chamber of Deputies President Alfredo Pacheco PRM 16 August 2020
  East Timor National Parliament President Maria Fernanda Lay Fretilin 22 June 2023
  Ecuador National Assembly President Henry Kronfle PSC 18 November 2023
  Egypt Senate President Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razeq Nation's Future 18 October 2020
House of Representatives Speaker Hanafy Gebali Nation's Future 12 January 2021
  El Salvador Legislative Assembly President Ernesto Castro Nuevas Ideas 1 May 2021
  Equatorial Guinea
( Parliament)
Senate President Teresa Efua Asangono PDGE 12 July 2013
Chamber of Deputies President Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu PDGE 12 July 2013
  Eritrea National Assembly President Isaias Afwerki PFDJ 24 May 1993
  Estonia Riigikogu President Lauri Hussar Estonia 200 10 April 2023
  Eswatini
( Parliament)
Senate President Lindiwe Dlamini non-partisan October 2018
House of Assembly Speaker Jabulani Mabuza non-partisan 6 October 2023
  Ethiopia
( Federal Parliamentary Assembly)
House of Federation Speaker Agegnehu Teshager Prosperity 4 October 2021
House of Peoples' Representatives Speaker Tagesse Chafo Prosperity 18 October 2018
  Fiji Parliament Speaker Naiqama Lalabalavu People's Alliance 24 December 2022
  Finland Parliament Speaker Jussi Halla-aho Finns Party 20 June 2023
  France
( Parliament)
Senate President Gérard Larcher The Republicans 1 October 2014
National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet LREM 28 June 2022
  Gabon
( Parliament)
Senate President Paulette Missambo UN 18 September 2023
National Assembly President Jean-François Ndongou PDG 15 September 2023
  Gambia National Assembly Speaker Fabakary Jatta APRC 17 April 2022
  Georgia Parliament Chairperson Shalva Papuashvili Georgian Dream 29 December 2021
  Germany
( Federal Assembly)
Bundesrat President [9] Manuela Schwesig SPD 1 November 2023
Bundestag President Bärbel Bas SPD 26 October 2021
  Ghana Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin NDC 7 January 2021
  Greece Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas New Democracy 18 July 2019
  Grenada
( Parliament)
Senate President Dessima Williams 31 August 2022
House of Representatives Speaker Leo Cato 31 August 2022
  Guatemala Congress President [10] Shirley Rivera Vamos 14 January 2022
Guinea Guinea National Assembly President Amadou Damaro Camara RPG 22 April 2020
  Guinea-Bissau National People's Assembly President Cipriano Cassamá PAIGC 17 June 2014
  Guyana National Assembly Speaker Manzoor Nadir PPP/C 1 September 2020
  Haiti
( Parliament)
Senate President Vacant TBD TBD
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Vacant TBD TBD
  Honduras National Congress President Luis Redondo PSH 25 January 2022
  Hungary National Assembly Speaker László Kövér Fidesz 6 August 2010
  Iceland Althing Speaker Birgir Ármannsson Independence 1 December 2021
  India
( Parliament)
Rajya Sabha Chairperson [1] Jagdeep Dhankhar non-partisan 11 August 2022
Deputy Chairperson Harivansh Narayan Singh JD(U) 9 August 2018
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla BJP 19 June 2019
  Indonesia
( People's Consultative Assembly)
People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Bambang Soesatyo Golkar 2 October 2019
Regional Representative Council Speaker La Nyalla Mattalitti non-partisan 3 October 2019
People's Representative Council Speaker Puan Maharani PDI-P 1 October 2019
  Iran Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Progress and Justice 28 May 2020
  Iraq Council of Representatives Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi al-Hal 15 September 2018
  Ireland
( Oireachtas)
Seanad Éireann Cathaoirleach Jerry Buttimer Fine Gael 16 December 2022
Dáil Éireann Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016
  Israel Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana Likud 29 December 2022
  Italy
( Parliament)
Senate President Ignazio La Russa FdI 13 October 2022
Chamber of Deputies President Lorenzo Fontana Lega Nord 14 October 2022
  Ivory Coast
( Parliament)
Senate President Kandia Camara RDR 12 October 2023
National Assembly President Adama Bictogo RHDP 7 June 2022
  Jamaica
( Parliament)
Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson Labour 10 March 2016
House of Representatives Speaker Juliet Holness Labour 26 September 2023
  Japan
( National Diet)
House of Councillors President Hidehisa Otsuji LDP 3 August 2022
House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga LDP 20 October 2023
  Jordan
( Parliament)
Senate President Faisal al-Fayez non-partisan 25 October 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Ahmed Safadi non-partisan 15 November 2022 [11]
  Kazakhstan
( Parliament)
Senate Chairman Mäulen Äşimbaev Nur Otan 4 May 2020
Mazhilis Chairman Erlan Qoşanov Amanat 1 February 2022
  Kenya
( Parliament)
Senate Speaker Amason Kingi Kenya Kwanza 8 September 2022
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula Kenya Kwanza 8 September 2022
  Kiribati House of Assembly Speaker Tangariki Reete BKM 22 May 2020
  Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Ahmed Al-Sadoun non-partisan 18 October 2022
  Kyrgyzstan Supreme Council Chairman Nurlanbek Shakiev Ata-Zhurt 5 October 2022
  Laos National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane LPRP 22 March 2021
  Latvia Saeima Speaker Daiga Mieriņa LZS 20 September 2023
  Lebanon Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Amal 20 October 1992
  Lesotho
( Parliament)
Senate President Tlohang Sekhamane RFP 25 October 2022
National Assembly Speaker Sephiri Motanyane 12 June 2017
  Liberia
( Legislature)
Senate President [1] Jeremiah Koung MDR 22 January 2024
President pro tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence UP 15 January 2024
House of Representatives Speaker Johnathan Koffa CDC 15 January 2024
  Libya General National Congress President Nouri Abusahmain non-partisan 4 August 2014
House of Representatives President Aguila Saleh Issa non-partisan 4 August 2014
  Liechtenstein Landtag President Albert Frick FBP 27 March 2013
  Lithuania Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen LRLS 13 November 2020
  Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies President Claude Wiseler CSV 21 November 2023
  Madagascar
( Parliament)
Senate President Richard Ravalomanana TGV 14 October 2023
National Assembly President Christine Razanamahasoa Together with Rajoelina 17 July 2019
  Malawi National Assembly Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara Congress 19 June 2019
  Malaysia
( Parliament)
Dewan Negara President Mutang Tagal GPS- PBB 19 February 2024
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul PH- PKR 19 December 2022
  Maldives People's Majlis Speaker Mohamed Nasheed Democratic 29 May 2019
  Mali National Assembly President vacant TBD TBD
  Malta House of Representatives Speaker Angelo Farrugia Labour 6 April 2013
  Marshall Islands Legislature Speaker Brenson Wase non-partisan 3 January 2024
  Mauritania
( Parliament)
National Assembly President Mohamed Ould Meguett El Insaf 19 June 2023
  Mauritius National Assembly Speaker Sooroojdev Phokeer MSM 21 November 2019
  Mexico
( Congress)
Senate of the Republic President [12] Ana Lilia Rivera MORENA 1 September 2023
Chamber of Deputies President [13] Marcela Guerra Castillo PRI 1 September 2023
  Micronesia Congress Speaker Esmond Moses non-partisan 11 May 2023
  Moldova Parliament President Igor Grosu PAS 29 July 2021
  Monaco National Council President Brigitte Boccone-Pagès Priorité Monaco 6 October 2022
  Mongolia State Great Khural Chairman Gombojavyn Zandanshatar MAN 1 February 2019
  Montenegro Parliament President Andrija Mandić NSD 30 October 2023
  Morocco
( Parliament)
House of Councillors President Hakim Benchamach RNI 9 October 2021
House of Representatives President Rachid Talbi Alami RNI 9 October 2021
  Mozambique Assembly of the Republic Speaker Esperança Bias FRELIMO 13 January 2020
  Myanmar
( Assembly of the Union)
House of Nationalities Speaker vacant TBD TBD
House of Representatives Speaker T Khun Myat Independent 1 March 2018
  Namibia
( Parliament)
National Council Chairperson Lukas Sinimbo Muha SWAPO 15 December 2020
National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi SWAPO 20 March 2015
  Nauru Parliament Speaker Marcus Stephen non-partisan 27 August 2019
    Nepal
( Parliament)
National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal Dahal CPN (MC) 12 March 2018
House of Representatives Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire CPN (UML) 19 January 2023
  Netherlands
( States General)
Senate President Jan Anthonie Bruijn VVD 2 July 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Martin Bosma PVV 14 December 2023
  New Zealand House of Representatives Speaker Gerry Brownlee National 5 December 2023
  Nicaragua National Assembly President Gustavo Porras Cortés FSLN 9 January 2017
  Niger National Assembly President Vacant TBD TBD
  Nigeria
( National Assembly)
Senate President Godswill Akpabio APC 13 June 2023
House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas APC 13 June 2023
  North Korea Supreme People's Assembly Standing Committee Chairman [14] Ryong-hae Choe WPK 11 April 2019
Chairman Thae-song Pak WPK 11 April 2019
  North Macedonia Assembly of the Republic President Jovan Mitreski SDSM 26 January 2024
  Norway Storting President Masud Gharahkhani Labour 25 November 2021
  Oman
( Council)
Council of State Chairman Yahya bin Mahfoudh al-Mantheri non-partisan 8 March 2004
Consultative Assembly Chairman Khalid Al Mawali non-partisan 29 October 2011
  Pakistan
( Parliament)
Senate Chairman Yusuf Raza Gilani PPP 9 April 2024
National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq PML(N) 1 March 2024
  Palau
( National Congress)
Senate President Hokkons Baules non-partisan 19 January 2017
House of Delegates Speaker Sabino Anastacio non-partisan 17 January 2013
  Palestine Legislative Council Speaker Aziz Dweik Hamas 29 March 2006
  Panama National Assembly President [15] Jaime Vargas PRD 1 July 2023
  Papua New Guinea National Parliament Speaker Job Pomat non-partisan 2 August 2017
  Paraguay
( Congress)
Senate President [16] Silvio Ovelar ANR 1 July 2023
Chamber of Deputies Speaker [17] Raúl Luís Latorre ANR 1 July 2023
  Peru Congress of the Republic President [18] Alejandro Soto Reyes Alliance for Progress 26 July 2023
  Philippines
( Congress)
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri non-partisan 25 July 2022
House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez Lakas–CMD 25 July 2022
  Poland
( National Assembly)
Senate Marshal Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska Civic Platform 13 November 2023
Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia Poland 2050 13 November 2023
  Portugal Assembly of the Republic President José Pedro Aguiar-Branco Social Democrat 27 March 2024
  Qatar Consultative Assembly Chairman Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud non-partisan 14 November 2017
  Romania
( Parliament)
Senate President Nicolae Ciucă National Liberal Party 13 June 2023
Chamber of Deputies President Alfred Simonis (acting) Social Democratic Party 15 June 2023
  Russia
( Federal Assembly)
Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko United Russia 21 September 2011
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin United Russia 5 October 2016
  Rwanda
( Parliament)
Senate President Augustin Iyamuremye Social Democratic 17 October 2019
Chamber of Deputies President Donatille Mukabalisa Liberal 5 October 2013
  Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly Speaker Lanien Blanchette SKNLP 25 October 2022
  Saint Lucia
( Parliament)
Senate President Alvina Reynolds SLP 24 November 2022
House of Assembly Speaker Claudius Francis SLP 17 August 2021
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly Speaker Rochelle Forde Unity Labour 30 November 2020
  Samoa Legislative Assembly Speaker Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau FAST 24 May 2021
  San Marino Grand and General Council Captains Regent [19] Filippo Tamagnini PDCS 1 October 2023
Gaetano Troina DML
  São Tomé and Príncipe National Assembly Speaker Celmira Sacramento ADI 8 November 2022
  Saudi Arabia Consultative Assembly Speaker Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh non-partisan 28 February 2009
  Senegal National Assembly President Amadou Mame Diop APR 12 September 2022
  Serbia National Assembly President Vladimir Orlić SNS 2 August 2022
  Seychelles National Assembly Speaker Roger Mancienne LDS 29 October 2020
  Sierra Leone Parliament Speaker Abass Bundu SLPP 25 April 2018
  Singapore Parliament Speaker Seah Kian Peng PAP 2 August 2023
  Slovakia National Council Speaker Peter Pellegrini Hlas–SD 25 October 2023
  Slovenia
( Parliament)
National Council President Marko Lotrič non-partisan 19 December 2022
National Assembly Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič GS 13 May 2022
  Solomon Islands National Parliament Speaker Patteson Oti OUR Party 15 May 2019
  Somalia
( Federal Parliament)
Senate Speaker Abdi Hashim Abdelahi non-partisan 22 January 2017
House of the People Speaker Aden Madobe non-partisan 28 April 2022
  South Africa
( Parliament)
National Council of Provinces Chairperson Amos Masondo ANC 23 May 2019
National Assembly Speaker Vacant [] 3 April 2024
  South Korea National Assembly Speaker Jin-pyo Kim non-partisan 4 July 2022
  South Sudan
( National Legislature)
Council of States Speaker Joseph Bol Chan SPLM 5 August 2011
National Legislative Assembly Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba SPLM 2 August 2021
  Spain
( Cortes Generales)
Senate President Pedro Rollán PP 17 August 2023
Congress of Deputies President Francina Armengol PSOE 17 August 2023
  Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena SLPP 20 August 2020
  Sudan Transitional Legislative Council Speaker vacant TBA TBA
  Suriname National Assembly Chairperson Marinus Bee ABOP 14 July 2020
  Sweden Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlén Moderates 24 September 2018
   Switzerland
( Federal Assembly)
Council of States President [20] Eva Herzog SP/PS 4 December 2023
National Council President [21] Eric Nussbaumer SP/PS 4 December 2023
  Syria People's Council Speaker Hammouda Sabbagh Ba'ath 28 September 2017
  Tajikistan
( Supreme Assembly)
National Assembly Chairman Rustam Emomali PDP 17 April 2020
Assembly of Representatives Chairman Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda PDP 17 March 2020
  Tanzania National Assembly Speaker Tulia Ackson CCM 6 January 2022
  Thailand
( National Assembly)
Senate President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai non-partisan 28 May 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha Prachachat 5 July 2023
  Togo National Assembly President Yawa Djigbodi Tségan Union for the Republic 23 January 2019
  Tonga Legislative Assembly Speaker Fatafehi Fakafanua non-partisan 18 December 2017
  Trinidad and Tobago
( Parliament)
Senate President Nigel de Freitas non-partisan 23 September 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Bridgid Annisette-George non-partisan 23 September 2015
  Tunisia
(Parliament)
National Council of Regions and Districts Speaker TBA
Assembly of the Representatives of the People President Ibrahim Bouderbala non-partisan 13 March 2023
  Turkey Grand National Assembly Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş AKP 7 June 2023
  Turkmenistan Assembly Chairwoman Dünýägözel Gulmanowa TDP 6 April 2023
  Tuvalu Parliament Speaker Samuelu Teo non-partisan 20 September 2019
  Uganda Parliament Speaker Anita Among NRM 25 March 2022
  Ukraine Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk Servant of the People 8 October 2021
  United Arab Emirates Federal National Council Speaker Saqr Ghobash non-partisan 14 November 2019
  United Kingdom
( Parliament)
House of Lords Lord Speaker John McFall non-partisan 1 May 2021
House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle non-partisan 4 November 2019
  United States
( Congress)
Senate President [1] Kamala Harris Democratic Party 20 January 2021
President pro tempore Patty Murray Democratic Party 3 January 2023
House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson Republican Party 25 October 2023
  Uruguay
( General Assembly)
Senate President [1] Beatriz Argimón National 1 March 2020
Vice President José Carlos Mahía Broad Front
Chamber of Deputies President [22] Ana Olivera PCU 1 March 2024
  Uzbekistan
( Oliy Majlis)
Senate Chairwoman Tanzila Norbaeva non-partisan 21 June 2019
Legislative Chamber Chairman Nuriddinjon Ismailov Oʻzlidep 12 January 2015
  Vanuatu Parliament Speaker Seule Simeon LM 15 June 2021
  Vatican City Pontifical Commission President Fernando Vérgez Alzaga non-partisan 1 October 2021
  Venezuela National Assembly President [23] Jorge Rodríguez PSUV 5 January 2021
Dinorah Figuera ( disputed) Justice First 5 January 2023
  Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Đình Huệ Vương Communist 31 March 2021
  Yemen House of Representatives Speaker Sultan al-Barakani GPC 13 April 2019
  Zambia National Assembly Speaker Nelly Mutti UPND 3 September 2021
  Zimbabwe
( Parliament)
Senate President Mabel Chinomona ZANU-PF 11 September 2018
House of Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda ZANU-PF 3 September 2013

States recognised by at least one United Nations member

State Assembly Title Name Party Assumed office
  Abkhazia People's Assembly Speaker Lasha Ashuba non-partisan 12 April 2022
  Kosovo Assembly Chairperson Glauk Konjufca Vetëvendosje 22 March 2021
  Northern Cyprus Assembly of the Republic Speaker Zorlu Töre UBP 7 March 2022
  South Ossetia Parliament Speaker Alan Tadtaev United Ossetia 20 June 2019
  Republic of China (Taiwan) Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu KMT 1 February 2024
  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic National Council President Hamma Salama Polisario Front 16 March 2020

States not recognised by any United Nations members and governments in exile

State Assembly Title Name Party Assumed office
  Somaliland
( Parliament)
House of Elders Speaker Suleiman Mahmud Adam non-partisan 24 August 2004
House of Representatives Speaker Abdirizak Khalif Waddani 3 August 2021
Central Tibetan Administration Parliament Speaker Pema Jungney non-partisan 1 December 2018
  Transnistria Supreme Council Speaker Aleksandr Korshunov Renewal 6 February 2019

Autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories

Region or territory Country Assembly Title Name Assumed office
  Adjara   Georgia Supreme Council Chairperson Davit Gabaidze 28 November 2016
  Åland   Finland Legislative Assembly Speaker Roger Nordlund 4 November 2019
  Alderney   United Kingdom States President William Tate 28 June 2019
  American Samoa
( Fono)
  United States Senate President Tuaolo Fruean January 8, 2021
House of Representatives Speaker Savali Tavalou Ale 4 January 2007
  Anguilla   United Kingdom House of Assembly Speaker Barbara Webster-Bourne 17 July 2020
  Aosta Valley   Italy Regional Council President Emily Rini 10 December 2018
  Aruba   Netherlands Estates President Edgar Vrolijk 8 July 2021
  Ascension Island   United Kingdom Island Council Governor Philip Rushbrook 4 May 2019
Administrator Steven Chandler 13 March 2019
  Azores   Portugal Legislative Assembly President Luís Garcia 16 November 2020
  Bangsamoro   Philippines Parliament Speaker Pangalian Balindong 29 March 2019
  Basque Country   Spain Parliament President Bakartxo Tejeria 20 November 2012
  Bermuda
( Parliament)
  United Kingdom Senate President Joan Dillas-Wright September 8, 2017
House of Assembly Speaker Dennis Lister 2017
  Bougainville   Papua New Guinea House of Representatives Speaker Simon Pentanu 15 June 2015
  British Virgin Islands   United Kingdom House of Assembly Speaker Corine George-Massicote 26 May 2022
  Catalonia   Spain Parliament President Anna Erra 9 June 2023
  Cayman Islands   United Kingdom Legislative Assembly Speaker Alden McLaughlin 23 November 2023
  Cook Islands   New Zealand Parliament Speaker Tai Tura 22 May 2012
  Corsica   France Assembly President Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis 1 July 2021
  Curaçao   Netherlands Estates President Charetti America-Francisca 11 May 2021
  Falkland Islands   United Kingdom Legislative Assembly Speaker Keith Biles 27 February 2009
  Faroe Islands   Denmark Løgting Speaker Bjørt Samuelsen 22 December 2022
  Flanders   Belgium Parliament Speaker Liesbeth Homans 2 October 2019
  French Polynesia   France Assembly President Antony Géros 11 May 2023
  Friuli-Venezia Giulia   Italy Regional Council President Piero Mauro Zanin 15 June 2018
  Gagauzia   Moldova People's Assembly Chairperson Dmitri Constantinov 4 February 2022
  Galicia   Spain Parliament President Miguel Ángel Santalices Vieira 26 January 2016
  Gibraltar   United Kingdom Parliament Speaker Karen Ramagge Prescott 10 November 2023
  Greenland   Denmark Inatsisartut Speaker Hans Enoksen 16 April 2021
  Guam   United States Legislature Speaker Therese M. Terlaje 4 January 2021
  Guernsey   United Kingdom States Bailiff Richard McMahon 12 May 2020
  Hong Kong   China Legislative Council President Andrew Leung 12 October 2016
  Iraqi Kurdistan   Iraq Parliament Speaker Rewaz Fayeq 11 July 2019
  Isle of Man
( Tynwald)
  United Kingdom Tynwald President Laurence Skelly 20 July 2021
Legislative Council
House of Keys Speaker Juan Watterson 27 September 2016
  Jersey   United Kingdom States Assembly Bailiff Tim Le Cocq 17 October 2019
  Karakalpakstan   Uzbekistan Jokargi Kenes Chairperson Murat Kamalov 2 October 2020
  Macau   China Legislative Assembly President Hoi In Kou 17 July 2019
  Madeira   Portugal Legislative Assembly President José Manuel Rodrigues 15 October 2019
  Montserrat   United Kingdom Legislative Assembly Speaker Teresina Bodkin 17 December 2019
  Nakhchivan   Azerbaijan Supreme Assembly Chairperson Azer Zeynalov 21 December 2022
  New Caledonia   France Congress President Roch Wamytan 24 May 2019
  Northern Ireland   United Kingdom Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots 3 February 2024
  Northern Mariana Islands
( Commonwealth Legislature)
  United States Senate President Edith DeLeon Guerrero January 9, 2023
House of Representatives Speaker Edmund Villagomez January 13, 2021
  Niue   New Zealand Assembly Speaker Hima Douglas 11 June 2020
  Pitcairn Islands   United Kingdom Island Council Mayor Simon Young 1 January 2023
  Puerto Rico
( Legislative Assembly)
  United States Senate President José Luis Dalmau 23 February 2021
House of Representatives Speaker Tatito Hernández 2 January 2021
  Saint Barthélemy   France Territorial Council President Xavier Lédée 3 April 2022
  Saint Helena   United Kingdom Legislative Council Speaker John Cranfield 8 March 2019
  Saint Martin   France Territorial Council President Daniel Gibbs 2 April 2017
  Saint Pierre and Miquelon   France Territorial Council President Bernard Briand 13 October 2020
  Sardinia   Italy Regional Council President Michele Pais 9 April 2019
  Sark   United Kingdom Chief Pleas Speaker Arthur Rolfe
  Scotland   United Kingdom Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone 13 May 2021
  Sicily   Italy Regional Assembly Presiding Officer Gianfranco Miccichè 5 November 2017
  Sint Maarten   Netherlands Estates President William Marlin 25 September 2019
  South Tyrol   Italy Landtag President Josef Noggler 25 January 2019
  Tokelau   New Zealand General Fono Speaker Kelihiano Kalolo 13 March 2023
  Tobago   Trinidad and Tobago House of Assembly Presiding Officer Abby Taylor 9 December 2021
  Tristan da Cunha   United Kingdom Island Council Administrator Philip Kendall [24] September 2023
  Turks and Caicos Islands   United Kingdom House of Assembly Speaker Gordon Burton 5 March 2021
  U.S. Virgin Islands   United States Legislature President Novelle Francis 9 January 2023
  Vojvodina   Serbia Assembly President Momo Čolaković 6 November 2023
  Wales   United Kingdom National Assembly Presiding Officer Elin Jones 11 May 2016
  Wallis and Futuna   France Territorial Assembly President Munipoese Muliʻakaʻaka 25 March 2022
  Wallonia   Belgium Parliament President Jean-Claude Marcourt 13 September 2019

Sui generis entities

Entity Assembly Title Name Assumed office
  European Union Council of Ministers Presidents [25] Belgium 1 January 2024
Parliament President Roberta Metsola 11 January 2022
  Sovereign Military Order of Malta Council Complete of State Grand Commander Ludwig von Rumerstein 31 May 2014
Chapter General Grand Master Matthew Festing 11 March 2008

International organisations

There are several international parliaments, some that are directly elected and some that are appointed from among member states respective legislatures in the form of an inter-parliamentary institution.

Organisation Assembly Title Name Assumed office
European Union African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Parliamentary Assembly President [26] Netty Baldeh 21 October 2015
African Parliamentary Union Parliament President Rachid Talbi Alami 4 November 2014
  African Union Parliament President Roger Nkodo Dang 27 May 2015
  Andean Community Parliament President Luis Fernando Duque 22 July 2015
  Arab League Parliament Speaker Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Jarwan 2012
Asia Cooperation Dialogue Parliamentary Assembly President Nayyar Hussain Bukhari 9 December 2013
Benelux Benelux Union Parliament President Gusty Graas 1 January 2019
British–Irish Council Parliamentary Assembly Co-chair(s) Frank Feighan
Laurence Robertson
21 October 2014
1 December 2011
Central American Integration System Parliament President José Antonio Alvarado Correa 27 October 2015
European Union Cotonou Partnership Joint Parliamentary Assembly Co-president(s) Netty Baldeh
Louis Michel
3 April 2016
9 April 2009
Commonwealth of Independent States Interparliamentary Assembly Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko 21 September 2011
Commonwealth of Nations Parliamentary Association President Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury 9 October 2014
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Parliament President Gabriela Rivadeneira 16 February 2016
Council of the Baltic Sea States Assembly President [27] Jānis Vucāns 1 January 2016
Council of Europe Assembly President iliane Maury Pasquier July 2018
  East African Community Legislative Assembly Speaker Daniel Kidega 19 December 2014
European Union Eastern Partnership Parliamentary Assembly Co-president(s) Victor Dolidze
Marian Lupu
17 March 2015
16 February 2016
Economic Community of Central African States Parliament President [28] Santiago Nchama 4 June 2015
Economic Community of West African States Parliament Speaker Moustapha Cissé 4 February 2016
France Assembly of French Citizens Abroad Assembly President Hélène Degryse 5 December 2021
Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly President Saber Hossain Chowdhury 16 October 2014
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie International Organisation of La Francophonie Parliamentary Assembly President Aubin Minaku 12 July 2015
European Union Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit Parliamentary Assembly Co-president(s) Ramón Jáuregui Atondo
Roberto Requião
6 May 2015
6 May 2015
  Mercosur Parliament President Jorge Taiana 1 January 2016
Nordic Council Parliamentary Assembly President [29] Henrik Dam Kristensen 2016
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Assembly President Michał Szczerba 3 October 2023
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Gigi Tsereteli November 2017
  Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Parliamentary Union Secretary General Mahmut Erol Kilic 25 May 2008
  Turkic Council Parliamentary Assembly Chairperson Baktykozha Izmukhambetov 28 March 2016
European Union Union for the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly President Lhou Lmarbouh 8 January 2016
  United Nations General Assembly President [30] Dennis Francis 5 September 2023

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Advisory body
  1. ^ a b c d e f The Vice President is the ex officio presiding officer.
  2. ^ President of the Austrian Federal Council rotates every six months.
  3. ^ Chairperson of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates every eight months among the three members of the Collegium.
  4. ^ Chairperson of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates every eight months among the three members of the Collegium.
  5. ^ President of the Colombian Senate rotates annually.
  6. ^ President of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
  7. ^ Rédaction, La (29 June 2021). "RDC : Le parti CRD de Christophe Mboso soutient l'état de siège décrété par le chef de l'État (déclaration)". Actu30 (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  8. ^ Speaker of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly rotates annually.
  9. ^ President of the German Bundesrat rotates annually.
  10. ^ President of the Guatemalan Congress rotates annually.
  11. ^ "MP Ahmad Safadi elected Lower House Speaker". Jordan Times. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  12. ^ President of the Mexican Senate rotates annually.
  13. ^ President of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies rotates annually.
  14. ^ Chairman of the SPA Standing Committee is the ex officio presiding officer.
  15. ^ President of the Panamian National Assembly rotates annually.
  16. ^ President of the Paraguayan Senate is elected annually annually.
  17. ^ President of the Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies is elected annually.
  18. ^ President of the Peruvian Congress rotates annually.
  19. ^ Sammarinese Captains Regent rotate every six months.
  20. ^ President of the Swiss Council of States rotates annually.
  21. ^ President of the Swiss National Council rotates annually.
  22. ^ President of the Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
  23. ^ President of the Venezuelan National Assembly rotates annually.
  24. ^ "Philip Kendall sworn-in as Tristan Administrator".
  25. ^ The European President of the Council of Ministers rotates every six months.
  26. ^ The ACP Assembly President rotates biannually.
  27. ^ The Baltic Assembly President rotates annually.
  28. ^ The CEMAC Parliament President rotates annually
  29. ^ The Nordic Assembly President rotates annually.
  30. ^ The UNGA President rotates annually.

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