List of speakers of the House of Representatives of Jamaica
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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 |
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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
[edit]- 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.