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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
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

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  • People's National Party
  1. ^ "Earnings By Politicians And What They Take Home". www.rjrnewsonline.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Jamaica - House of Representatives". IPU.
  3. ^ "Juliet Holness elected House Speaker". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-27.