Speaker of The New Zealand House of Representatives - Deputies

Deputies

Three other chair occupants deputise for the Speaker:

• Deputy Speaker: Eric Roy (National))
• Assistant Speaker: Lindsay Tisch (National)
• Assistant Speaker: Ross Robertson (Labour)

Between 1854 and 1992, the Chairman of Committees chaired the House when in Committee of the whole House (i.e., taking a bill's committee stage) and presided in the absence of the Speaker or when the Speaker so requested. These arrangements were based on those of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Until 1992, the Chairman of Committees was known as the Deputy Speaker only when presiding over the House. That year, the position of Deputy Speaker was made official, and the role of Chairman of Committees was discontinued. The first Deputy Speaker was appointed on 10 November 1992,