Speaker of The Australian House of Representatives - List of Speakers

List of Speakers

# Name Party Term in Office Comments
1 Hon. Sir Frederick William Holder Independent (formerly Free Trade Party) 9 May 1901 – 23 July 1909 Elected to parliament as a member of the Free Trade Party, contested subsequent elections as an independent. Died in office.
2 Hon. Dr (Charles) Carty Salmon Commonwealth Liberal 23 July 1909 – 30 June 1910
3 Hon. Charles McDonald Labor 1 July 1910 – 8 July 1913 First time in role.
4 Hon. Sir (William) Elliot Johnson Commonwealth Liberal 9 July 1913 – 7 October 1914 First time in role.
Hon. Charles McDonald Labor 8 October 1914 – 13 June 1917 Second time in role.
Hon. Sir (William) Elliot Johnson Nationalist 14 June 1917 – 27 February 1923 Second time in role.
5 Rt. Hon. William Alexander Watt Nationalist 28 February 1923 – 12 January 1926
6 Hon. Sir Littleton Ernest Groom Nationalist 13 January 1926 – 11 October 1929 Defeated in his own seat.
7 Hon. Norman John Oswald Makin Labor 20 November 1929 – 16 February 1932
8 Hon. George Hugh Alexander Mackay United Australia 17 February 1932 – 7 August 1934
9 Hon. Sir George John Bell United Australia 23 October 1934 – 19 November 1940
10 Hon. Walter Maxwell Nairn United Australia 20 November 1940 – 21 June 1943 Continued as speaker when the Curtin Labor government formed in 1941. Defeated in his own seat.
11 Hon. John Solomon (Sol) Rosevear Labor 22 June 1943 – 21 February 1950
12 Hon. Archie Galbraith Cameron Liberal 22 February 1950 – 9 August 1956 Died in office.
13 Hon. Sir John McLeay Liberal 29 August 1956 – 31 October 1966
14 Hon. Sir William John Aston Liberal 21 February 1967 – 2 November 1972 Defeated in his own seat.
15 Hon. James (Jim) Francis Cope Labor 27 February 1973 – 27 February 1975
16 Hon. Gordon Glen Denton Scholes Labor 27 February 1975 – 16 February 1976
17 Rt. Hon. Sir Billy Mackie Snedden Liberal 17 February 1976 – 4 February 1983
18 Hon. Dr. Henry (Harry) Alfred Jenkins, Sr. Labor 22 April 1983 – 11 February 1986 First Speaker whose son was a later Speaker.
19 Hon. (Gloria) Joan Liles Child Labor 11 February 1986 – 28 August 1989 First female Speaker.
20 Hon. Leo Boyce McLeay Labor 29 August 1989 – 8 February 1993
21 Hon. Stephen Paul Martin Labor 4 May 1993 – 30 April 1996
22 Hon. Robert (Bob) George Halverson Liberal 30 April 1996 – 3 March 1998
23 Rt. Hon. Ian McCahon Sinclair National 4 March 1998 – 10 November 1998
24 Hon. (John) Neil Andrew Liberal 10 November 1998 – 16 November 2004
25 Hon. David Peter Maxwell Hawker Liberal 16 November 2004 – 12 February 2008
26 Hon. Henry (Harry) Alfred Jenkins, Jr. Labor 12 February 2008 – 24 November 2011 First Speaker whose father was a previous Speaker.
27 Hon. Peter Neil Slipper Independent (formerly Liberal National Party) 24 November 2011 – 9 October 2012 Elected while still a member of the Liberal National Party, but resigned his membership on the day of his election. Resigned from the Speakership in the midst of court proceedings.
28 Hon. Anna Elizabeth Burke Labor 9 October 2012 – Former Deputy Speaker

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