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Mode of designation of the Speaker
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Aggregated data as of today
Mode of designation of the Speaker | Number of countries |
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The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber | 169 |
The Speaker is designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament ex officio | 6 |
Other | 12 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
Country | Chamber | Mode of designation of the Speaker |
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House of the People (Suspended) | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber | |
Albania | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Algeria | National People's Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Andorra | General Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Angola | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | Other |
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Armenia | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Australia | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Austria | National Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Bahamas | House of Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Bahrain | Council of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Bangladesh | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Barbados | House of Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Belarus | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Belgium | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Belize | House of Representatives | Other |
Benin | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Bhutan | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Botswana | National Assembly | The Speaker is designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament ex officio |
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Other |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Burundi | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Cambodia | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Cameroon | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Canada | House of Commons | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
Chad | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Chile | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
China | National People's Congress | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Colombia | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Congo | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Djibouti | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Dominica | House of Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Ecuador | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Egypt | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Eritrea | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Eswatini | House of Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Fiji | Parliament | The Speaker is designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament ex officio |
Finland | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
France | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Georgia | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Germany | German Bundestag | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Ghana | Parliament | Other |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Grenada | House of Representatives | The Speaker is designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament ex officio |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Guinea | Transitional National Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Guyana | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Honduras | National Congress | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Hungary | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Iceland | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
India | House of the People | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Indonesia | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Ireland | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Israel | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Italy | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Jamaica | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Japan | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Jordan | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Kenya | National Assembly | The Speaker is designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament ex officio |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | The Speaker is designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament ex officio |
Kuwait | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Latvia | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Lebanon | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Lesotho | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Liberia | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Libya | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Liechtenstein | Diet | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Lithuania | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Madagascar | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Malawi | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Malaysia | House of Representatives | Other |
Maldives | People's Majlis | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Mali | Transitional National Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Malta | House of Representatives | Other |
Marshall Islands | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Mauritania | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Mauritius | National Assembly | No information available |
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Monaco | National Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Mongolia | State Great Hural | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Montenegro | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Morocco | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
House of Representatives (Suspended) | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber | |
Namibia | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Nauru | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Nepal | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Netherlands | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
New Zealand | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Niger | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Nigeria | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Norway | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Oman | Shura Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Pakistan | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Palau | House of Delegates | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Panama | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Peru | Congress of the Republic | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Philippines | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Poland | Sejm | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Qatar | Shura Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Romania | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Russian Federation | State Duma | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | Other |
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
San Marino | Great and General Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Other |
Senegal | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Serbia | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Seychelles | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Sierra Leone | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Singapore | Parliament | Other |
Slovakia | National Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Slovenia | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Other |
Somalia | House of the People | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
South Africa | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Spain | Congress of Deputies | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Sri Lanka | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
National Assembly (Suspended) | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber | |
Suriname | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Sweden | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Switzerland | National Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
Tajikistan | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Thailand | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Togo | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Other |
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | Other |
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Turkmenistan | Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Uganda | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Ukraine | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
United Kingdom | House of Commons | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
United States of America | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Uruguay | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Vanuatu | Parliament | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Viet Nam | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Yemen | House of Representatives | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |
Zambia | National Assembly | The Speaker is designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament ex officio |
Zimbabwe | National Assembly | The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber |