List of current presidents of legislatures

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

States recognised by the United Nations[]

State Assembly Title Name Party Assumed office
 Afghanistan
(National Assembly) 		House of Elders President non-partisan 29 January 2011
House of Representatives President vacant — 15 August 2021
 Albania Parliament Chairman Gramoz Ruçi Socialist 9 September 2017
 Algeria
(Parliament) 		Council of the Nation President Salah Goudjil FLN 10 April 2019
People's National Assembly President non-partisan 8 July 2021
 Andorra General Council General Syndic Roser Suñé Pascuet Democrats for Andorra 2 May 2019
 Angola National Assembly President Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos MPLA 27 September 2012
 Antigua and Barbuda
(Parliament) 		Senate President Alincia Williams-Grant Labour 25 June 2014
House of Representatives Speaker Gerald Watt non-partisan 25 June 2014
 Argentina
(National Congress) 		Senate President[1] Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Justicialist 10 December 2019
Provisional President Claudia Ledesma Abdala Justicialist 10 December 2019
Chamber of Deputies President Sergio Massa Renewal Front 10 December 2019
 Armenia National Assembly President Alen Simonyan Civil Contract 2 August 2021
 Australia
(Parliament) 		Senate President Scott Ryan Liberal 13 November 2017
House of Representatives Speaker Tony Smith Liberal 10 August 2015
 Austria
(Parliament) 		Federal Council President[2] ÖVP 1 June 2021
National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka ÖVP 20 December 2017
 Azerbaijan National Assembly Speaker Sahiba Gafarova New Azerbaijan 10 March 2020
 Bahamas
(Parliament) 		Senate President FNM 24 May 2017
House of Assembly Speaker FNM 24 May 2017
 Bahrain
(National Assembly) 		Consultative Council Chairman non-partisan 15 December 2008
Council of Representatives Chairwoman Fawzia Zainal non-partisan 12 December 2018
 Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Awami League 30 April 2013
 Barbados
(Parliament) 		Senate President Labour 5 June 2018
House of Assembly Speaker Labour 5 June 2018
 Belarus
(National Assembly) 		Council of the Republic Speaker Natalya Kochanova non-partisan 6 December 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Communist 27 October 2008
 Belgium
(Parliament) 		Senate President Stephanie D'Hose Open VLD 13 October 2020
Chamber of Representatives President Eliane Tillieux Socialist 13 October 2020
 Belize
(National Assembly) 		Senate President Carolyn Trench-Sandiford PUP 11 December 2020
House of Representatives Speaker Valerie Woods PUP 11 December 2020
 Benin National Assembly President Progressive Union 17 May 2019
 Bhutan
(Parliament) 		National Council Chairperson Tashi Dorji non-partisan 10 May 2018
National Assembly Speaker Wangchuk Namgyel DNT 7 November 2018
 Bolivia
(Plurinational Legislative Assembly) 		Plurinational Legislative Assembly President[1] David Choquehuanca MAS 8 November 2020
Chamber of Senators President Andrónico Rodríguez MAS 3 November 2020
Chamber of Deputies President MAS 3 November 2020
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Parliamentary Assembly) 		House of Peoples Chairperson[3] Bakir Izetbegović SDA 28 February 2021
House of Representatives Chairperson[4] Denis Zvizdić non-partisan 6 August 2021
 Botswana National Assembly Speaker Phandu Skelemani BDP 5 November 2019
 Brazil
(National Congress) 		Federal Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco Democrats 1 February 2021
Chamber of Deputies President Arthur Lira Progressistas 1 February 2021
 Brunei Legislative Council Speaker non-partisan 11 February 2015
 Bulgaria National Assembly Chairperson Iva Miteva ITN 21 July 2021
 Burkina Faso National Assembly President MPP 8 September 2017
 Burundi
(Parliament) 		Senate President CNDD-FDD 14 August 2015
National Assembly President CNDD-FDD 7 August 2020
 Cambodia
(Parliament) 		Senate President Chhum Say CPP 9 June 2015
National Assembly President Samrin Heng CPP 21 March 2006
 Cameroon
(Parliament) 		Senate President Marcel Niat Njifenji RDPC 12 June 2013
National Assembly President Cavayé Yéguié Djibril RDPC 31 March 1992
 Canada
(Parliament) 		Senate Speaker George Furey non-partisan 3 December 2015
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota Liberal 5 December 2019
 Cape Verde National Assembly Speaker Jorge Santos MpD 20 April 2016
 Central African Republic National Assembly President Simplice Sarandji non-partisan 5 May 2021
 Chad National Assembly President vacant TBD TBD
 Chile
(National Congress) 		Senate President Yasna Provoste PDC 17 March 2021
Chamber of Deputies President Diego Paulsen National Renewal 7 April 2020
 China National People's Congress Chairman Zhanshu Li Communist 17 March 2018
 Colombia
(Congress) 		Senate President[5] PCC 20 July 2021
Chamber of Representatives President[6] CD 20 July 2021
 Comoros Assembly of the Union Speaker Moustadroine Abdou CRC 3 April 2020
Republic of the Congo Congo-Brazzaville
(Parliament) 		Senate President André Obami Itou Party of Labour 1 December 2007
National Assembly President Isidore Mvouba Party of Labour 19 August 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Kinshasa
(Parliament) 		Senate President AFDC 5 March 2021
National Assembly President Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga CRD[7] 11 December 2020
 Costa Rica Legislative Assembly Speaker[8] Silvia Hernández Sánchez PLN 1 May 2021
 Croatia Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković HDZ 5 May 2017
 Cuba National Assembly of People's Power President Esteban Lazo Hernández Communist 24 February 2013
 Cyprus House of Representatives President Annita Demetriou DISY 10 June 2021
 Czech Republic
(Parliament) 		Senate President Miloš Vystrčil ODS 19 February 2020
Chamber of Deputies Chairperson Radek Vondráček ANO 2011 22 November 2017
 Denmark Folketing Speaker Henrik Dam Kristensen Social Democrats 21 June 2019
 Djibouti National Assembly President UMP 1 March 2015
 Dominica House of Assembly Speaker Joseph Isaac non-partisan 10 February 2020
 Dominican Republic
(Congress) 		Senate President Eduardo Estrella Dominicans for Change 16 August 2020
Chamber of Deputies President PRM 16 August 2020
 East Timor National Parliament President Aniceto Guterres Lopes Fretilin 19 May 2020
 Ecuador National Assembly President Guadalupe Llori Pachakutik 15 May 2021
 Egypt Senate President Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razeq Nation's Future 18 October 2020
House of Representatives Speaker Nation's Future 12 January 2021
 El Salvador Legislative Assembly President Ernesto Castro Nuevas Ideas 1 May 2021
 Equatorial Guinea
(Parliament) 		Senate President Teresa Efua Asangono PDGE 12 July 2013
Chamber of Deputies President Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu PDGE 12 July 2013
 Eritrea National Assembly President Isaias Afwerki PFDJ 24 May 1993
 Estonia Riigikogu President Jüri Ratas Centre 18 March 2021
 Eswatini
(Parliament) 		Senate President non-partisan October 2018
House of Assembly Speaker non-partisan 12 October 2018
 Ethiopia
(Federal Parliamentary Assembly) 		House of Federation Speaker Keria Ibrahim Prosperity 30 April 2018
House of Peoples' Representatives Speaker Tagesse Chafo Prosperity 18 October 2018
 Fiji Parliament Speaker Epeli Nailatikau non-partisan 11 February 2019
 Finland Parliament Speaker Anu Vehviläinen Centre 9 June 2020
 France
(Parliament) 		Senate President Gérard Larcher The Republicans 1 October 2014
National Assembly President Richard Ferrand LREM 12 September 2018
 Gabon
(Parliament) 		Senate President Lucie Milebou Aubusson PDG 27 February 2015
National Assembly President Faustin Boukoubi PDG 11 January 2019
 Gambia National Assembly Speaker Mariam Jack-Denton UDP 11 April 2017
 Georgia Parliament Chairperson Kakha Kutchava Georgian Dream 27 April 2021
 Germany
(Federal Assembly) 		Bundesrat President[9] Reiner Haseloff CDU 1 November 2020
Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble CDU 4 October 2017
 Ghana Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin NDC 7 January 2021
 Greece Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas New Democracy 18 July 2019
 Grenada
(Parliament) 		Senate President 20 February 2013
House of Representatives Speaker 27 March 2013
 Guatemala Congress President[10] Allan Rodríguez Vamos 14 January 2020
Guinea Guinea National Assembly President RPG 22 April 2020
 Guinea-Bissau National People's Assembly President Cipriano Cassamá PAIGC 17 June 2014
 Guyana National Assembly Speaker Barton Scotland PPP 10 June 2015
 Haiti
(Parliament) 		Senate President Joseph Lambert Konbit Nasyonal 12 January 2021
Chamber of Deputies Speaker 11 January 2018
 Honduras National Congress President Mauricio Oliva National 25 January 2014
 Hungary National Assembly Speaker László Kövér Fidesz 6 August 2010
 Iceland Althing Speaker Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Left-Green 28 October 2017
 India
(Parliament) 		Rajya Sabha Chairman[1] Venkaiah Naidu BJP 11 August 2017
Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh Janata Dal (U) 9 August 2018
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla BJP 19 June 2019
 Indonesia
(People's Consultative Assembly) 		Regional Representative Council Speaker La Nyalla Mattalitti non-partisan 2 October 2019
People's Representative Council Speaker Puan Maharani PDI-P 1 October 2019
 Iran Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Progress and Justice 28 May 2020
 Iraq Council of Representatives Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi al-Hal 15 September 2018
 Ireland
(Oireachtas) 		Seanad Éireann Cathaoirleach Mark Daly Fianna Fáil 29 June 2020
Dáil Éireann Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016
 Israel Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy Yesh Atid 13 June 2021
 Italy
(Parliament) 		Senate President Elisabetta Casellati Forza Italia 28 March 2018
Chamber of Deputies President Roberto Fico Five Star 24 March 2018
 Ivory Coast
(Parliament) 		Senate Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio RHDP 5 April 2018
National Assembly RHDP 7 March 2019
 Jamaica
(Parliament) 		Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson Labour 10 March 2016
House of Representatives Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert Labour 15 September 2020
 Japan
(National Diet) 		House of Councillors Speaker Akiko Santō LDP 1 August 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima LDP 21 April 2015
 Jordan
(Parliament) 		Senate President Faisal al-Fayez non-partisan 25 October 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Atef Tarawneh non-partisan 3 November 2013
 Kazakhstan
(Parliament) 		Senate Chairman Mäulen Äşimbaev Nur Otan 4 May 2020
Mazhilis Chairman Nurlan Nigmatulin Nur Otan 22 June 2016
 Kenya
(Parliament) 		Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka Jubilee 31 August 2017
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi Jubilee 28 March 2013
 Kiribati House of Assembly Speaker Tangariki Reete BKM 22 May 2020
 Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim non-partisan 6 August 2013
 Kyrgyzstan Supreme Council Chairman Talant Mamytov Ata-Zhurt 14 November 2020
 Laos National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane LPRP 22 March 2021
 Latvia Saeima Speaker Ināra Mūrniece National Alliance 4 November 2014
 Lebanon Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Amal 20 October 1992
 Lesotho
(Parliament) 		Senate President non-partisan 11 July 2017
National Assembly Speaker 12 June 2017
 Liberia
(Legislature) 		Senate President[1] Jewel Taylor NPP 22 January 2018
President pro tempore non-partisan 15 January 2018
House of Representatives Speaker CDC 15 January 2018
 Libya General National Congress President Nouri Abusahmain non-partisan 4 August 2014
House of Representatives President Aguila Saleh Issa non-partisan 4 August 2014
 Liechtenstein Landtag President Albert Frick FBP 27 March 2013
 Lithuania Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen LRLS 13 November 2020
 Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies President Fernand Etgen Democratic 5 December 2018
 Madagascar
(Parliament) 		Senate President Rivo Rakotovao 31 October 2017
National Assembly President Christine Razanamahasoa 17 July 2019
 Malawi National Assembly Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara Congress 19 June 2019
 Malaysia
(Parliament) 		Dewan Negara President Rais Yatim PN-PPBM 2 September 2020
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun non-partisan 13 July 2020
 Maldives People's Majlis Speaker Mohamed Nasheed Democratic 29 May 2019
 Mali National Assembly President vacant TBD TBD
 Malta House of Representatives Speaker Angelo Farrugia Labour 6 April 2013
 Marshall Islands Legislature President Kenneth Kedi non-partisan 4 January 2016
 Mauritania
(Parliament) 		National Assembly President 9 October 2018
 Mauritius National Assembly Speaker MSM 21 November 2019
 Mexico
(Congress) 		Senate President Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar MORENA 1 September 2020
Chamber of Deputies President Dulce María Sauri Riancho PRI 2 September 2020
 Micronesia Congress Speaker Wesley Simina non-partisan 11 May 2015
 Moldova Parliament President Igor Grosu PAS 29 July 2021
 Monaco National Council President Stéphane Valeri Priorité Monaco 22 February 2018
 Mongolia State Great Khural Chairman Gombojavyn Zandanshatar MAN 1 February 2019
 Montenegro Parliament President Aleksa Bečić Democrats 23 September 2020
 Morocco
(Parliament) 		House of Councillors President Hakim Benchamach PAM 13 October 2015
House of Representatives President Habib El Malki USFP 16 January 2017
 Mozambique Assembly of the Republic Speaker Esperança Bias FRELIMO 13 January 2020
 Myanmar
(Assembly of the Union) 		House of Nationalities Speaker vacant TBD TBD
House of Representatives Speaker vacant TBD TBD
 Namibia
(Parliament) 		National Council Chairperson SWAPO 15 December 2020
National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi SWAPO 20 March 2015
 Nauru Parliament Speaker Marcus Stephen non-partisan 27 August 2019
   Nepal
(Parliament) 		National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina CPN (UML) 14 March 2018
House of Representatives Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota CPN (M) 27 January 2020
 Netherlands
(States General) 		Senate President Jan Anthonie Bruijn VVD 2 July 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Vera Bergkamp D66 7 April 2021
 New Zealand House of Representatives Speaker Trevor Mallard Labour 7 November 2017
 Nicaragua National Assembly President FSLN 9 January 2017
 Niger National Assembly President Ousseini Tinni PNDS 25 March 2016
 Nigeria
(National Assembly) 		Senate President Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan APC 11 June 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila APC 11 June 2019
 North Korea Supreme People's Assembly President of the Presidium[11] Ryong-hae Choe KWP 11 April 2019
Chairman Thae-song Pak KWP 11 April 2019
 North Macedonia Assembly of the Republic President Talat Xhaferi BDI 27 April 2017
 Norway Storting President Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen Conservative 15 March 2018
 Oman
(Council) 		Council of State Chairman non-partisan 8 March 2004
Consultative Assembly Chairman non-partisan 29 October 2011
 Pakistan
(Parliament) 		Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani BAP 12 March 2018
National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser PTI 15 August 2018
 Palau
(National Congress) 		Senate President Hokkons Baules non-partisan 19 January 2017
House of Delegates Speaker non-partisan 17 January 2013
 Palestine Legislative Council Speaker Aziz Dweik Hamas 29 March 2006
 Panama National Assembly President[12] PRD 1 July 2021
 Papua New Guinea National Parliament Speaker non-partisan 2 August 2017
 Paraguay
(Congress) 		Senate President[13] Colorado 1 July 2020
Chamber of Deputies Speaker[14] Colorado 1 July 2019
 Peru Congress of the Republic President[15] Maricarmen Alva Popular Action 26 July 2021
 Philippines
(Congress) 		Senate President Tito Sotto NPC 21 May 2018
House of Representatives Speaker Lord Allan Velasco PDP-Laban 13 October 2020
 Poland
(National Assembly) 		Senate Marshal Tomasz Grodzki Civic Coalition 12 November 2019
Sejm Marshal Elżbieta Witek Law and Justice 9 August 2019
 Portugal Assembly of the Republic President Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues Socialist 23 October 2015
 Qatar Consultative Assembly Chairman non-partisan 14 November 2017
 Romania
(Parliament) 		Senate President Anca Dragu USR PLUS 21 November 2020
Chamber of Deputies President Ludovic Orban PNL 22 November 2020
 Russia
(Federal Assembly) 		Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko United Russia 21 September 2011
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin United Russia 5 October 2016
 Rwanda
(Parliament) 		Senate President Augustin Iyamuremye Social Democratic 17 October 2019
Chamber of Deputies President Donatille Mukabalisa Liberal 5 October 2013
 Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly Speaker non-partisan 30 June 2016
 Saint Lucia
(Parliament) 		Senate President SLP 17 August 2021
House of Assembly Speaker Claudius Francis SLP 17 August 2021
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly Speaker Rochelle Forde Unity Labour 30 November 2020
 Samoa Legislative Assembly Speaker Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau FAST 24 May 2021
 San Marino Grand and General Council Captains Regent[16] Gian Carlo Venturini PDCS 1 April 2021
Marco Nicolini RETE
 São Tomé and Príncipe National Assembly Speaker PCD 22 November 2018
 Saudi Arabia Consultative Assembly Speaker Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh non-partisan 28 February 2009
 Senegal National Assembly President Moustapha Niasse AFP 30 July 2012
 Serbia National Assembly President Ivica Dačić Socialist 22 October 2020
 Seychelles National Assembly Speaker LDS 29 October 2020
 Sierra Leone Parliament Speaker Abass Bundu SLPP 25 April 2018
 Singapore Parliament Speaker Chuan-Jin Tan PAP 11 September 2017
 Slovakia National Council Speaker Boris Kollár We Are Family 20 March 2020
 Slovenia
(Parliament) 		National Council President non-partisan 12 December 2017
National Assembly Speaker Igor Zorčič Modern Centre 5 March 2020
 Solomon Islands National Parliament Speaker Patteson Oti OUR Party 15 May 2019
 Somalia Federal Parliament Speaker Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdurahman non-partisan 1 May 2018
 South Africa
(Parliament) 		National Council of Provinces Chairperson Amos Masondo ANC 23 May 2019
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula ANC 19 August 2021
 South Korea National Assembly Speaker Byeong-seug Park non-partisan 5 June 2020
 South Sudan
(National Legislature) 		Council of States Speaker SPLM 5 August 2011
National Legislative Assembly Speaker Obuch Ojok SPLM 16 December 2019
 Spain
(Cortes Generales) 		Senate President Ander Gil PSOE 12 July 2021
Congress of Deputies President Meritxell Batet PSC-PSOE 21 May 2019
 Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena SLPP 20 August 2020
 Sudan Transitional Legislative Council Speaker vacant TBA TBA
 Suriname National Assembly Chairperson Marinus Bee ABOP 14 July 2020
 Sweden Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlén Moderates 24 September 2018
  Switzerland
(Federal Assembly) 		Council of States President[17] Alex Kuprecht SVP/UDC 30 November 2020
National Council President[18] Andreas Aebi SVP/UDC 30 November 2020
 Syria People's Council Speaker Hammouda Sabbagh Ba'ath 28 September 2017
 Tajikistan
(Supreme Assembly) 		National Assembly Chairman Rustam Emomali PDP 17 April 2020
Assembly of Representatives Chairman PDP 17 March 2020
 Tanzania National Assembly Speaker Job Ndugai CCM 17 November 2015
 Thailand
(National Assembly) 		Senate President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai non-partisan 24 May 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Chuan Leekpai Democrat 28 May 2019
 Togo National Assembly President Yawa Djigbodi Tségan Union for the Republic 23 January 2019
 Tonga Legislative Assembly Speaker Fatafehi Fakafanua non-partisan 18 December 2017
 Trinidad and Tobago
(Parliament) 		Senate President Christine Kangaloo non-partisan 23 September 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Bridgid Annisette-George non-partisan 23 September 2015
 Tunisia Assembly of the Representatives of the People President Rached Ghannouchi Ennahda 13 November 2019
 Turkey Grand National Assembly Speaker Mustafa Şentop AKP 24 February 2019
 Turkmenistan
(National Council) 		People's Council Chairperson[19] Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow non-partisan 14 April 2021
Deputy Chairperson TDP 14 April 2021
Assembly Chairwoman Gülşat Mämmedowa TDP 30 March 2018
 Tuvalu Parliament Speaker Samuelu Teo non-partisan 20 September 2019
 Uganda Parliament Speaker Jacob Oulanyah NRM 24 May 2021
 Ukraine Verkhovna Rada Chairman Dmytro Razumkov Servant of the People 29 August 2019
 United Arab Emirates Federal National Council Speaker Amal Al Qubaisi non-partisan 18 November 2015
 United Kingdom
(Parliament) 		House of Lords Lord Speaker John McFall non-partisan 1 May 2021
House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle non-partisan 4 November 2019
 United States
(Congress) 		Senate President[1] Kamala Harris Democratic Party 20 January 2021
President pro tempore Patrick Leahy Democratic Party 20 January 2021
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi Democratic Party 3 January 2019
 Uruguay
(General Assembly) 		Senate President[1] Beatriz Argimón National 1 March 2020
Vice President Gloria Rodríguez Santo National 10 March 2020
Chamber of Deputies President[20] Broad Front 1 March 2021
 Uzbekistan
(Supreme Assembly) 		Senate Chairwoman Tanzila Norbaeva non-partisan 21 June 2019
Legislative Chamber Chairman Oʻzlidep 12 January 2015
 Vanuatu Parliament Speaker Gracia Shadrack Leaders Party 20 April 2020
  Vatican City Pontifical Commission President Giuseppe Bertello non-partisan 1 October 2011
 Venezuela National Assembly President[21](disputed) Juan Guaidó non-partisan 5 January 2019
Jorge Rodríguez PSUV 5 January 2021
 Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Đình Huệ Vương Communist 31 March 2021
 Yemen House of Representatives Speaker GPC 13 April 2019
 Zambia National Assembly Speaker Patrick Matibini Patriotic Front 6 October 2011
 Zimbabwe
(Parliament) 		Senate President Mabel Chinomona ZANU-PF 11 September 2018
House of Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda ZANU-PF 3 September 2013

States recognised by at least one United Nations member[]

State Assembly Title Name Party Assumed office
 Abkhazia People's Assembly Speaker non-partisan 12 April 2017
 Kosovo Assembly Chairperson Glauk Konjufca Vetëvendosje 22 March 2021
 Northern Cyprus Assembly of the Republic Speaker CTP 18 January 2021
 South Ossetia Parliament Speaker United Ossetia 20 June 2019
 Republic of China (Taiwan) Legislative Yuan President Shyi-kun Yu DPP 1 February 2020
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Western Sahara National Council President Khatri Addouh POLISARIO 2 July 2010

States not recognised by any United Nations members and governments in exile[]

State Assembly Title Name Party Assumed office
 Artsakh National Assembly President Arthur Tovmasyan Free Motherland 21 May 2020
 Donetsk People's Republic People's Council Chairman Volodymyr Bidyovka Donetsk Republic 20 November 2018
 Luhansk People's Republic People's Council Chairman Peace for Luhansk 21 December 2017
 Somaliland
(Parliament) 		House of Elders Speaker non-partisan 24 August 2004
House of Representatives Speaker Waddani 3 August 2021
Flag of Tibet.svg Central Tibetan Administration Parliament Speaker non-partisan 1 December 2018
 Transnistria Supreme Council Speaker Renewal 6 February 2019

Autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories[]

Region or territory Country Assembly Title Name Assumed office
 Adjara  Georgia Supreme Council Chairperson Davit Gabaidze 28 November 2016
 Åland Islands  Finland Legislative Assembly Speaker Roger Nordlund 4 November 2019
 Alderney  United Kingdom States President 28 June 2019
 American Samoa
(Fono) 		 United States Senate President 2009
House of Representatives Speaker 4 January 2007
 Anguilla  United Kingdom House of Assembly Speaker Barbara Webster-Bourne 17 July 2020
 Aosta Valley  Italy Regional Council President 10 December 2018
 Aruba  Netherlands Estates President 8 July 2021
 Ascension Island  United Kingdom Island Council Governor Philip Rushbrook 4 May 2019
Administrator 13 March 2019
 Azores  Portugal Legislative Assembly President 16 November 2020
 Bangsamoro  Philippines Parliament Speaker Pangalian Balindong 29 March 2019
 Basque Country  Spain Parliament President Bakartxo Tejeria 20 November 2012
 Bermuda
(Parliament) 		 United Kingdom Senate President 2017
House of Assembly Speaker 2017
 Bougainville  Papua New Guinea House of Representatives Speaker 15 June 2015
 British Virgin Islands  United Kingdom House of Assembly Speaker 12 March 2019
 Catalonia  Spain Parliament President Roger Torrent 11 January 2018
 Cayman Islands  United Kingdom Legislative Assembly Speaker McKeeva Bush 24 May 2017
 Cook Islands  New Zealand Parliament Speaker Tai Tura 22 May 2012
 Corsica  France Assembly President Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis 1 July 2021
 Curaçao  Netherlands Estates Speaker Charetti America-Francisca 11 May 2021
 Falkland Islands  United Kingdom Legislative Assembly Speaker Keith Biles 27 February 2009
 Faroe Islands  Denmark Løgting Speaker Jógvan á Lakjuni 14 September 2019
 Flanders  Belgium Parliament Speaker Liesbeth Homans 2 October 2019
 French Polynesia  France Assembly President Gaston Tong Sang 17 May 2018
 Friuli-Venezia Giulia  Italy Regional Council President 15 June 2018
 Gagauzia  Moldova People's Assembly Chairperson 3 March 2017
 Galicia  Spain Parliament President 26 January 2016
 Gibraltar  United Kingdom Parliament Speaker 19 November 2019
 Greenland  Denmark Inatsisartut Speaker Hans Enoksen 16 April 2021
 Guam  United States Legislature Speaker Therese M. Terlaje 4 January 2021
 Guernsey  United Kingdom States Bailiff Richard McMahon 12 May 2020
 Hong Kong  China Legislative Council President Andrew Leung 12 October 2016
 Iraqi Kurdistan  Iraq Parliament Speaker Rewaz Fayeq 11 July 2019
 Isle of Man
(Tynwald) 		 United Kingdom Tynwald President Steve Rodan 19 July 2016
Legislative Council
House of Keys Speaker Juan Watterson 27 September 2016
 Jersey  United Kingdom States Assembly Bailiff Tim Le Cocq 17 October 2019
 Karakalpakstan  Uzbekistan Jokargi Kenes Chairperson 30 September 2016
 Macau  China Legislative Assembly President 17 July 2019
 Madeira  Portugal Legislative Assembly President 15 October 2019
 Montserrat  United Kingdom Legislative Assembly Speaker Teresina Bodkin 17 December 2019
 Nakhchivan  Azerbaijan Supreme Assembly Chairperson Vasif Talibov 16 December 1995
 New Caledonia  France Congress President Roch Wamytan 24 May 2019
 Northern Ireland  United Kingdom Assembly Speaker Alex Maskey 11 January 2020
 Northern Mariana Islands
(Commonwealth Legislature) 		 United States Senate President 2018
House of Representatives Speaker 2018
 Niue  New Zealand Assembly Speaker Hima Douglas 11 June 2020
 Pitcairn Islands  United Kingdom Island Council Mayor Charlene Warren-Peu 1 January 2020
 Puerto Rico
(Legislative Assembly) 		 United States Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz 2 January 2017
House of Representatives Speaker Carlos Johnny Méndez 9 January 2017
 Saint Barthélemy  France Territorial Council President Bruno Magras 15 July 2007
 Saint Helena  United Kingdom Legislative Council Speaker John Cranfield 8 March 2019
 Saint Martin  France Territorial Council President Daniel Gibbs 2 April 2017
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon  France Territorial Council President 13 October 2020
 Sardinia  Italy Regional Council President 9 April 2019
 Sark  United Kingdom Chief Pleas Speaker
 Scotland  United Kingdom Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone 13 May 2021
 Sicily  Italy Regional Assembly Presiding Officer Gianfranco Miccichè 5 November 2017
 Sint Maarten  Netherlands Estates President William Marlin 25 September 2019
 South Tyrol  Italy Landtag President 25 January 2019
 Tokelau  New Zealand General Fono Speaker 10 March 2018
 Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago House of Assembly Presiding Officer Vacant 28 January 2021
 Tristan da Cunha  United Kingdom Island Council Administrator November 2016
 Turks and Caicos Islands  United Kingdom House of Assembly Speaker 5 March 2021
 U.S. Virgin Islands  United States Legislature President 11 January 2021
 Vojvodina  Serbia Assembly President István Pásztor 22 June 2012
 Wales  United Kingdom National Assembly Presiding Officer Elin Jones 11 May 2016
 Wallis and Futuna  France Territorial Assembly President Nivaleta Iloai 26 November 2020
 Wallonia  Belgium Parliament President Christophe Collignon 11 June 2019

Sui generis entities[]

Entity Assembly Title Name Assumed office
 European Union Council of Ministers Presidents[22] Germany's Ministers 1 July 2020
Parliament President David Sassoli 3 July 2019
 Sovereign Military Order of Malta Council Complete of State Grand Commander 31 May 2014
Chapter General Grand Master Matthew Festing 11 March 2008

International organisations[]

There are several international parliaments, some that are directly elected and some that are appointed from among member states respective legislatures in the form of an inter-parliamentary institution.

Organisation Assembly Title Name Assumed office
European Union African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Parliamentary Assembly President[23] 21 October 2015
African Parliamentary Union Parliament President Rachid Talbi Alami 4 November 2014
 African Union Parliament President Roger Nkodo Dang 27 May 2015
 Andean Community Parliament President 22 July 2015
 Arab League Parliament Speaker 2012
Asia Cooperation Dialogue Parliamentary Assembly President Nayyar Hussain Bukhari 9 December 2013
Benelux Benelux Union Parliament President 1 January 2019
British–Irish Council Parliamentary Assembly Co-Chair(s) Frank Feighan
Laurence Robertson 		21 October 2014
1 December 2011
Flag of the Central American Integration System.svg Central American Integration System Parliament President 27 October 2015
European Union Cotonou Partnership Joint Parliamentary Assembly Co-President(s)
Louis Michel 		3 April 2016
9 April 2009
Flag of the CIS.svg Commonwealth of Independent States Interparliamentary Assembly Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko 21 September 2011
Commonwealth of Nations Parliamentary Association President Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury 9 October 2014
Bandera Parlamento Latinoamericano.jpg Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Parliament President Gabriela Rivadeneira 16 February 2016
Cbsslogo.jpg Council of the Baltic Sea States Assembly President[24] Jānis Vucāns 1 January 2016
Council of Europe Assembly President July 2018
 East African Community Legislative Assembly Speaker Daniel Kidega 19 December 2014
European Union Eastern Partnership Parliamentary Assembly Co-President(s) Victor Dolidze
Marian Lupu 		17 March 2015
16 February 2016
Economic Community of Central African States Parliament President[25] Santiago Nchama 4 June 2015
Economic Community of West African States Parliament Speaker 4 February 2016
France French Citizens Abroad Assembly President[26] Jean-Marc Ayrault 11 February 2016
Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly President Saber Hossain Chowdhury 16 October 2014
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie International Organisation of La Francophonie Parliamentary Assembly President 12 July 2015
European Union Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit Parliamentary Assembly Co-President(s) Ramón Jáuregui Atondo
Roberto Requião 		6 May 2015
6 May 2015
 Mercosur Parliament President Jorge Taiana 1 January 2016
Flag of the Nordic Council.svg Nordic Council Parliamentary Assembly President[27] Henrik Dam Kristensen 2016
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Assembly President Madeleine Moon 19 November 2018
OSCE logo.svg Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Gigi Tsereteli November 2017
 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Parliamentary Union Secretary General 25 May 2008
 Turkic Council Parliamentary Assembly Chairperson Baktykozha Izmukhambetov 28 March 2016
European Union Union for the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly President 8 January 2016
 United Nations General Assembly President[28] Tijjani Muhammad-Bande 17 September 2019

See also[]

  • List of legislatures by country
  • List of current dependent territory leaders
  • List of current defence ministers
  • List of current finance ministers
  • List of current foreign ministers
  • List of current heads of state and government
  • List of current interior ministers
  • List of current longest ruling non-royal national leaders
  • List of current Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
  • List of current presidents
  • List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
  • List of current vice presidents
  • List of heads of state by diplomatic precedence
  • List of spouses of heads of state
  • List of state leaders by year
  • Lists of office-holders
  • Lists of state leaders by year

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f The Vice President is the ex officio presiding officer.
  2. ^ The Austrian President of the Federal Council rotates every six months.
  3. ^ The Bosnian Chairperson of the House of Peoples rotates every eight months among the three members of the Collegium.
  4. ^ The Bosnian Chairperson of the House of Representatives rotates every eight months among the three members of the Collegium.
  5. ^ The Colombian President of the Senate rotates annually.
  6. ^ The Colombian President of the Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
  7. ^ Rédaction, La. "RDC : Le parti CRD de Christophe Mboso soutient l'état de siège décrété par le chef de l'État (déclaration)". Actu30 (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  8. ^ The Costa Rican Speaker of the Legislative Assembly rotates annually.
  9. ^ The German President of the Bundesrat rotates annually.
  10. ^ The Guatemalan President of the Congress rotates annually.
  11. ^ The North Korean President of the Presidium is the ex officio presiding officer.
  12. ^ The Panamanian President of the National Assembly rotates annually.
  13. ^ The President of the Senate of Paraguay rotates annually.
  14. ^ The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay rotates annually.
  15. ^ The President of the Congress of Peru rotates annually.
  16. ^ The Sammarinese Captains Regent rotate every eight months.
  17. ^ The Swiss President of the Council of States rotates annually.
  18. ^ The Swiss President of the National Council rotates annually.
  19. ^ The President is the ex officio presiding officer.
  20. ^ The Uruguayan President of the Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
  21. ^ The President of the Venezuelan National Assembly rotates annually.
  22. ^ The European President of the Council of Ministers rotates every six months.
  23. ^ The ACP Assembly President rotates biannually.
  24. ^ The Baltic Assembly President rotates annually.
  25. ^ The CEMAC Parliament President rotates annually
  26. ^ The French Foreign Minister is the ex officio presiding officer.
  27. ^ The Nordic Assembly President rotates annually.
  28. ^ The UNGA President rotates annually.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""