Holders of The Office
The current Speaker is Lockwood Smith, a member of the National Party, which is the largest party in Parliament and governs as a minority.
Since the creation of Parliament, 28 people have held the office of Speaker. Two people have held the office on more than one occasion. A full list of Speakers is below.
† indicates Speaker died in office.
# | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Speaker's Party | Governing Party |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Clifford | 1854 | 1860 | None | None |
2 | David Monro | 1861 | 1870 | None | None |
3 | Dillon Bell | 1871 | 1875 | None | None |
4 | William Fitzherbert | 1876 | 1879 | None | None |
5 | Maurice O'Rorke | 1879 | 1890 | None | None |
6 | William Steward | 1891 | 1893 | Liberal | Liberal |
Maurice O'Rorke, 2nd time | 1894 | 1902 | Liberal | Liberal | |
7 | Arthur Guinness | 1903 | 1913 | Liberal | Liberal |
8 | Frederic Lang | 1913 | 1922 | Reform | Reform |
9 | Charles Statham | 1923 | 1928 | None | Reform |
Charles Statham, continued | 1928 | 1935 | None | Liberal | |
10 | Bill Barnard | 1936 | 1940 | Labour | Labour |
Bill Barnard, continued | 1940 | 1943 | Democratic Labour | Labour | |
11 | Frederick Schramm | 1944 | 1946 | Labour | Labour |
12 | Robert McKeen | 1947 | 1950 | Labour | Labour |
13 | Matthew Oram | 1950 | 1957 | National | National |
14 | Robert Macfarlane | 1958 | 1960 | Labour | Labour |
15 | Ronald Algie | 1961 | 1966 | National | National |
16 | Roy Jack | 1967 | 1972 | National | National |
17 | Alfred Allen | 1972 | 1972 | National | National |
18 | Stanley Whitehead | 1973 | 1976 | Labour | Labour |
Roy Jack, 2nd time | 1976 | 1977 | National | National | |
19 | Richard Harrison | 1978 | 1984 | National | National |
20 | Basil Arthur † | 1984 | 1985 | Labour | Labour |
21 | Gerard Wall | 1985 | 1987 | Labour | Labour |
22 | Kerry Burke | 1987 | 1990 | Labour | Labour |
23 | Robin Gray | 1990 | 1993 | National | National |
24 | Peter Tapsell | 1993 | 1996 | Labour | National |
25 | Doug Kidd | 1996 | 1999 | National | National (in coalition) |
26 | Jonathan Hunt | 1999 | 2005 | Labour | Labour (in coalition) |
27 | Margaret Wilson | 2005 | 2008 | Labour | Labour (in coalition) |
28 | Lockwood Smith | 2008 | Incumbent | National | National (minority government) |
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