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This is a list of speakers of the House of Representatives of Jamaica. Speaker is the presiding officer of House of Representatives of Jamaica. Annual salary of the speaker is $JMD 5,500,000. [1]
Below is a list of office-holders, starting from 1945:
| No. | Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Gordon Veitch | Labour | January 1, 1945 | 1947 |
| 2 | Clement Mullings Aitchison | Labour | 1947 | 1950 |
| 3 | Clifford Campbell | Labour | 1950 | 1955 |
| 4 | Burnet Birthwright (BB) Coke | People's National | 1955 | 1962 |
| 5 | Tacius Golding | Labour | 1962 | 1967 |
| 6 | Eugene Condell Leonard Parkinson | Labour | 1967 | 1972 |
| 7 | Ripton MacPherson | People's National | February 1972 | October 1980 |
| 8 | Talbert Monsell Forrest | Labour | 1980 | 1983 |
| 9 | Alva Ross | Labour | 1983 | 1989 |
| 10 | Headly Cunningham | People's National | 1989 | 1993 |
| 11 | Carl Marshall | People's National | 1993 | 1997 |
| 12 | Violet Nielson | People's National | 1997 | 2003 |
| 13 | Michael Peart | People's National | 2003 | 2007 |
| 14 | Delroy Chuck | Labour | September 27, 2007 | July 13, 2011 |
| 15 | Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert | Labour | July 13, 2011 | December 12, 2011 |
| (13) | Michael Peart | People's National | January 17, 2012 | February 5, 2016 |
| 16 | Pearnel Charles, Sr. [2] | Labour | March 10, 2016 | August 11, 2020 |
| (15) | Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert [2] | Labour | September 15, 2020 | September 21, 2023 |
| 17 | Juliet Holness [2] [3] | Labour | September 26, 2023 | present |
References
- People's National Party
- ^ "Earnings By Politicians And What They Take Home". www.rjrnewsonline.com.
- ^ a b c "Jamaica - House of Representatives". IPU.
- ^ "Juliet Holness elected House Speaker". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
