Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone
Speaker of the House of Parliament of the Republic of Sierra Leone | |
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Style | The Honourable Speaker |
Appointer | Parliament of Sierra Leone (Elected by) |
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Formation | 1957 |
First holder | Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston |
Succession | Second in line of presidential succession, after the Vice-President of Sierra Leone |
The Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone is the presiding officer of Parliament of Sierra Leone. The speaker is the overall leader of Parliament, and is directly elected by sitting members of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone.[1] Like other members of Parliament, the speaker is address as the Honourable.
The Speaker is given the constitutional power to preside over Parliament. Further, they call Members of Parliament into session, and discipline members who break the rules of Parliament. The first Speaker of the Sierra Leonean House of Parliament was the Honourable Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston who served from 1957 to 1962 [1]
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List of speakers[]
Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston | 1957 | 1962 | [1] |
Sir Banja Tejan-Sie | 1962 | 1967 | [1] |
Sir Emile Luke | 1968 | 1973 | [1] |
Justice | 1973 | 1977 | [1] |
Justice | 1977 | 1986 | [1] |
1986 | May 1992 | [1] | |
In abeyance, military junta | May 1992 | 1996 | |
Justice | 1996 | May 1997 | [1] |
Hon.Umaro S Timbo | May 1997 | February 1998 | |
Justice | February 1998 | 2000 | [1] |
Justice Edmund Cowan | 2000 | 2007 | [1][2] |
Justice Abel Nathaniel Bankole Stronge | 25 September 2007 | 19 November 2013 | [1] |
Sheku Badara Bashiru Dumbuya | 19 November 2013 | 2018 | [3] |
Abass Bundu | 25 April 2018 | Incumbent | [4] |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Dr. Abdulai Conteh Comments on Controversial Speaker Issue". November 22, 2013.
- ^ "SIERRA LEONE: Parliamentary elections Parliament, 2002".
- ^ "Archived copy". www.parliament.gov.sl. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.parliament.gov.sl/AboutUs/TheSpeakership/Speaker/Biography.aspx
External links[]
Categories:
- 1957 establishments in Sierra Leone
- Government of Sierra Leone
- Politics of Sierra Leone
- Legislative speakers
- Speakers of the Parliament of Sierra Leone