Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
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Speaker of the
House of Assembly
Parliament of South Australia
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| image = Leon Bignell.jpg
| incumbent = Leon Bignell
| incumbentsince = 11 April 2024
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| style = Madam/Mr Speaker (informal and within the house)
The Honourable
(within the Commonwealth)
| status = Presiding and chief administrative officer
| member_of = House of Assembly
Joint Parliamentary Services Committee
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| appointer = Elected by the House of Assembly
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| termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure with the confidence of the House or until resignation
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| deputy = Chairman of Committees
| constituting_instrument = Constitution Act 1934 (Sections 34-36)
| precursor =
| formation = 22 April 1857
| first = George Strickland Kingston
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| salary = $326,550 (including $186,600 salary + 75%)
| website = {{Oweb|https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/en/House-of-Assembly/Officers/}}
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The Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the South Australian House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia. The other presiding officer is the President of the South Australian Legislative Council.
As of the passage of the Constitution (Independent Speaker) Amendment Act 2021, the Speaker is constitutionally banned from being a member of a registered political party outside of a "relevant election period".{{Cite Legislation AU|SA|num_act|csaa202140o2021481|Constitution (Independent Speaker) Amendment Act 2021}}
The current Speaker is independent MP Leon Bignell.
List of speakers
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! Order !! Member !! Party !! Term commence !! Term end !! Term in office | |||||
| 1 | George Strickland Kingston | {{start date|1857|04|22|df=y}} | {{start date|1860|03|22|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1857|04|22|1860|03|22|df=y}} | |
| 2 | George Charles Hawker | {{start date|1860|04|27|df=y}} | {{start date|1865|02|28|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1860|04|27|1865|02|28|df=y}} | |
| 3 | George Strickland Kingston | {{start date|1865|03|31|df=y}} | {{start date|1880|11|26|df=y}} Died in office | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1865|03|31|1880|11|26|df=y}} | |
| 4 | Robert Dalrymple Ross | {{start date|1881|06|02|df=y}} | {{start date|1887|12|27|df=y}} Died in office | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1881|06|02|1887|12|27|df=y}} | |
| 5 | John Cox Bray | {{start date|1888|05|31|df=y}} | {{start date|1890|06|05|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1888|05|31|1890|06|05|df=y}} | |
| 6 | Jenkin Coles | {{start date|1890|06|05|df=y}} | {{start date|1911|11|17|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1890|06|05|1911|11|17|df=y}} | |
| 7 | Harry Jackson | United Labor Party | {{start date|1911|11|17|df=y}} | {{start date|1912|03|18|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in days|1911|11|17|1912|03|18|df=y}} days |
| 8 | Laurence O'Loughlin | Liberal Union | {{start date|1912|03|19|df=y}} | {{start date|1915|07|07|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1912|03|19|1915|07|07|df=y}} |
| 9 | Frederick Coneybeer | United Labor Party National Party | {{start date|1915|07|08|df=y}} | {{start date|1921|04|09|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1915|07|08|1921|04|09|df=y}} |
| 10 | Richard Butler | Liberal Union/ Liberal Federation | {{start date|1921|07|21|df=y}} | {{start date|1924|04|05|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1921|07|21|1924|04|05|df=y}} |
| 11 | John McInnes | Australian Labor Party (SA) | {{start date|1924|07|24|df=y}} | {{start date|1926|08|27|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1924|07|24|1926|08|27|df=y}} |
| 12 | Frederick Birrell | Australian Labor Party | {{start date|1926|08|31|df=y}} | {{start date|1927|05|16|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in days|1926|08|31|1927|05|16|df=y}} days |
| 13 | George Laffer | Liberal Federation | {{start date|1927|05|17|df=y}} | {{start date|1930|05|26|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1927|05|17|1930|05|26|df=y}} |
| 14 | Eric Shepherd | Australian Labor Party/ Parliamentary Labor Party | {{start date|1930|05|27|df=y}} | {{start date|1933|04|07|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1930|05|27|1933|04|07|df=y}} |
| 15 | Robert Nicholls | Liberal and Country League | {{start date|1933|07|06|df=y}} | {{start date|1956|03|02|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1933|07|06|1956|03|02|df=y}} |
| 16 | Berthold Teusner | Liberal and Country League | {{start date|1956|05|09|df=y}} | {{start date|1962|04|11|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1956|05|09|1962|04|11|df=y}} |
| 17 | Tom Stott | Independent | {{start date|1962|04|12|df=y}} | {{start date|1965|05|13|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1962|04|12|1965|05|13|df=y}} |
| 18 | Lindsay Riches | Australian Labor Party | {{start date|1965|05|13|df=y}} | {{start date|1968|04|15|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1965|05|13|1968|04|15|df=y}} |
| 19 | Tom Stott | Independent | {{start date|1968|04|16|df=y}} | {{start date|1970|05|29|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1968|04|16|1970|05|29|df=y}} |
| 20 | Reg Hurst | Australian Labor Party | {{start date|1970|07|14|df=y}} | {{start date|1973|03|31|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1970|07|14|1973|03|31|df=y}} |
| 21 | John Ryan | Australian Labor Party | {{start date|1973|06|19|df=y}} | {{start date|1975|07|11|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1973|06|19|1975|07|11|df=y}} |
| 22 | Ted Connelly | Independent | {{start date|1975|08|05|df=y}} | {{start date|1977|09|16|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1975|08|05|1977|09|16|df=y}} |
| 23 | Gil Langley | Australian Labor Party | {{start date|1977|10|06|df=y}} | {{start date|1979|10|11|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1977|10|06|1979|10|11|df=y}} |
| 24 | Bruce Eastick | Liberal Party of Australia (SA) | {{start date|1979|10|11|df=y}} | {{start date|1982|12|07|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1979|10|11|1982|12|07|df=y}} |
| 25 | Terry McRae | Australian Labor Party | {{start date|1982|12|08|df=y}} | {{start date|1986|02|11|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1982|12|08|1986|03|11|df=y}} |
| 26 | John Trainer | Australian Labor Party | {{start date|1986|02|11|df=y}} | {{start date|1990|02|08|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1986|02|11|1990|02|08|df=y}} |
| 27 | Norm Peterson | Independent Labor | {{start date|1990|02|08|df=y}} | {{start date|1993|12|10|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1990|02|08|1993|12|10|df=y}} |
| 28 | Graham Gunn | Liberal Party of Australia | {{start date|1994|02|11|df=y}} | {{start date|1997|12|02|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1994|02|11|1997|12|02|df=y}} |
| 29 | John Oswald | Liberal Party of Australia | {{start date|1997|12|02|df=y}} | {{start date|2002|02|08|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|1997|12|02|2002|02|08|df=y}} |
| 30 | Peter Lewis | Independent | {{start date|2002|03|05|df=y}} | {{start date|2005|04|04|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|2002|03|05|2005|04|04|df=y}} |
| 31 | Bob Such | Independent | {{start date|2005|04|04|df=y}} | {{start date|2006|03|26|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in days|2005|04|04|2006|03|26|df=y}} days |
| 32 | Jack Snelling | Australian Labor Party | {{start date|2006|04|27|df=y}} | {{start date|2010|03|25|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|2006|04|27|2010|03|25|df=y}} |
| 33 | Lyn Breuer | Australian Labor Party | {{start date|2010|05|06|df=y}} | {{start date|2013|02|05|df=y}} | align="right"| {{age in years and days|2010|05|06|2013|02|05|df=y}} |
| 34 | Michael Atkinson | Australian Labor Party | {{start date|2013|02|05|df=y}} | 16 March 2018 | align="right" | {{age in years and days|2013|02|05|2018|03|16|df=y}} |
| 35 | Vincent Tarzia | Liberal Party of Australia | {{start date|2018|05|03|df=y}} | 29 July 2020 | align="right" | {{age in years and days|2018|05|03|2020|07|29|df=y}} |
| 36 | Josh Teague | Liberal Party of Australia | 8 September 2020 | {{end date|2021|10|12|df=y}} | align="right" | {{age in years and days|2020|09|08|2021|10|12|df=y}}{{cite news |website=news.com.au |title=Hills MP Josh Teague selected to be new Speaker in SA parliament |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/hills-mp-josh-teague-selected-to-be-new-speaker-in-sa-parliament/news-story/406bdcf74251bdc83f1c5fbf486be4fe |access-date=8 September 2020 |first=Emily |last=Cosenza |archive-date=23 October 2021 |date=8 September 2020 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20211023231904/https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/hills-mp-josh-teague-selected-to-be-new-speaker-in-sa-parliament/news-story/406bdcf74251bdc83f1c5fbf486be4fe |url-status=live}} |
| 37 | Dan Cregan | Independent | 12 October 2021 | {{end date|2024|04|11|df=y}} | align="right" | {{age in years and days|2021|10|12|2024|04|11|df=y}} |
| 38 | Leon Bignell | Independent | 11 April 2024 | incumbent | align="right"|{{age in years and days|2024|04|11|df=y}} |
References
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- [http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 - 2007]
External links
- [http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/HouseofAssembly/Pages/Speakers%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Assembly.aspx Speakers of the House of Assembly]. Parliament of South Australia.
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