List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Liberia

The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Liberia is the presiding officer of the legislature. In the current house, the speaker is elected by the house for the term of the legislature. The Speaker may be removed from their position by a two-thirds majority. A Deputy Speaker is also elected, and, in the event of a vacancy in the speakership, serves as Speaker until the election of a replacement, which is to occur within sixty days. The Speaker is also responsible for appointing members to House Committees. This article lists the presiding officers of Liberia's lower house, which has been most often known as the House of Representatives.

List

This is an incomplete list of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Liberia, to 1980:

Name Entered office Left office
William Spencer Anderson 1870 1872
Clarence Lorenzo Simpson 1931 1934
Richard Wiles 1934 1943
Benjamin Green Freeman 1943 1951
Richard A. Henries, Sr. [1] 1952 1980

This is a list of Speakers of the Interim National Assembly:

Name Entered office Left office
J. Nicholas Podier 1984 1984

This is a list of Presidents of the Interim National Assembly:

Name Entered office Left office
Samuel K. Doe[2] July 26, 1984 1985

This is a list of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Liberia:

Name Entered office Left office
Samuel D. Hill [3] ? ?

This is a list of Speakers of the Interim National Assembly (ILA):

Name Entered Office Left Office
Bismarck Kuyon [4] ? ?

This is a list of Speakers of the Transitional National Assembly (TLA):

Name Entered Office Left Office
Morris Dukuly [5] March 11, 1994 February 1997

This is a list of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Liberia:

Name Entered Office Left Office
Nyudueh Morkonmana [6] 1997 2003

This is a list of Speakers of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly of Liberia (NTLA):

Name Entered Office Left Office
George Dweh [7] October 20, 2003 March 14, 2005
George Koukou [7] March 17, 2005 January 2006

This is a list of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Liberia:

Name Entered Office Left Office
Edwin Melvin Snowe [8] January 13, 2006 January 18, 2007
? January 18, 2007 January 29, 2007
Edwin Melvin Snowe January 29, 2007 February 15, 2007
Alex J. Tyler [9] April 6, 2007 Present

Sources

  1. ↑ Liberia Stories, April 2005
  2. ↑ Europa World Year Book 1985
  3. ↑ Liberia: the heart of darkness: account of Liberia's civil war
  4. ↑ The professor: A documentary short by Jason Price
  5. ↑ Former speaker to seek sensational seat?
  6. ↑ vips
  7. 1 2 LIBERIA: Appeals for calm amid parliament corruption row. IRIN, March 17, 2005
  8. ↑ IPU PARLINE database: LIBERIA (House of Representatives). Last elections
  9. ↑ Tyler Is New Speaker of the House. Liberia Broadcasting System, April 6, 2007
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