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The speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly [1] (Irish: Ceann Comhairle) [2] (originally having the title of Presiding Officer) [3] is the presiding officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly, elected on a cross-community vote by the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. A principal deputy speaker and two deputy speakers are elected to help ...
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.
The first Ceann Comhairle was Cathal Brugha, who served for only one day, presiding over the Dáil's first meeting, before leaving the post to become President of Dáil Éireann. The office was continued under the 1922–1937 Irish Free State, the constitution of which referred to the office-holder as the "Chairman of Dáil Éireann". The ...
The speaker is the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. The House elects its speaker at the beginning of a new Congress (i.e. biennially, after Election Day) or when a speaker dies, resigns, or is removed from the position intra-term. Since 1839, the House has elected speakers by roll call vote. [3]
Officially the Chairman of Committees but also known informally known as the Deputy Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly is the deputy presiding officer of the South Australian House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia with the Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly being the senior presiding officer of that chamber.
The seat is one of three on the court up for election this cycle, alongside the presiding judge and Place 8. The Court of Criminal Appeals is the state’s court of last resort for criminal matters.
[9] Heinz responded by storming to the front of the Senate with a rule book to invoke Rule 19. [8] [9] The presiding officer ordered Weicker to sit down and stop talking, halting debate on the amendment until Majority Leader Robert Byrd brokered a truce in which Weicker retracted his remarks and shook hands with Heinz. [5] [8] [9]
From 1 April 2024, the salary of a Member of the Scottish Parliament is £72,196. Additional amounts are paid to ministers and officers of the Parliament. Both the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General for Scotland receive the equivalent of an MSP salary included with their Law Officer salaries.