Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly

The Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the South Australian House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia. The other presiding officer is the President of the South Australian Legislative Council.

Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
Incumbent Josh Teague since 8 September 2020
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	House of Assembly
Formation	22 April 1857
First holder	George Strickland Kingston
Deputy	Peter Treloar

The current Speaker is Liberal MP Josh Teague.

List of Speakers

Order	Member	Party	Term commence	Term end	Term in office
1	George Strickland Kingston		22 April 1857	22 March 1860	2 years, 335 days
2	George Charles Hawker		27 April 1860	28 February 1865	4 years, 307 days
3	George Strickland Kingston		31 March 1865	26 November 1880	15 years, 240 days
4	Robert Dalrymple Ross		2 June 1881	27 December 1887	6 years, 208 days
5	John Cox Bray		31 May 1888	5 June 1890	2 years, 5 days
6	Jenkin Coles		5 June 1890	17 November 1911	21 years, 165 days
7	Harry Jackson	United Labor Party	17 November 1911	18 March 1912	122 days
8	Laurence O'Loughlin	Liberal Union	19 March 1912	7 July 1915	3 years, 110 days
9	Frederick Coneybeer	United Labor Party National Party	8 July 1915	9 April 1921	5 years, 275 days
10	Richard Butler	Liberal Union/ Liberal Federation	21 July 1921	5 April 1924	2 years, 259 days
11	John McInnes	Australian Labor Party (SA)	24 July 1924	27 August 1926	2 years, 34 days
12	Frederick Birrell	Australian Labor Party	31 August 1926	16 May 1927	258 days
13	George Laffer	Liberal Federation	17 May 1927	26 May 1930	3 years, 9 days
14	Eric Shepherd	Australian Labor Party/ Parliamentary Labor Party	27 May 1930	7 April 1933	2 years, 315 days
15	Robert Nicholls	Liberal and Country League	6 July 1933	2 March 1956	22 years, 240 days
16	Berthold Teusner	Liberal and Country League	9 May 1956	11 April 1962	5 years, 337 days
17	Tom Stott	Independent	12 April 1962	13 May 1965	3 years, 31 days
18	Lindsay Riches	Australian Labor Party	13 May 1965	15 April 1968	2 years, 338 days
19	Tom Stott	Independent	16 April 1968	29 May 1970	2 years, 43 days
20	Reg Hurst	Australian Labor Party	14 July 1970	31 March 1973	2 years, 260 days
21	John Ryan	Australian Labor Party	19 June 1973	11 July 1975	2 years, 22 days
22	Ted Connelly	Independent	5 August 1975	16 September 1977	2 years, 42 days
23	Gil Langley	Australian Labor Party	6 October 1977	11 October 1979	2 years, 5 days
24	Bruce Eastick	Liberal Party of Australia (SA)	11 October 1979	7 December 1982	3 years, 57 days
25	Terry McRae	Australian Labor Party	8 December 1982	11 February 1986	3 years, 93 days
26	John Trainer	Australian Labor Party	11 February 1986	8 February 1990	3 years, 362 days
27	Norm Peterson	Independent Labor	8 February 1990	10 December 1993	3 years, 305 days
28	Graham Gunn	Liberal Party of Australia	11 February 1994	2 December 1997	3 years, 294 days
29	John Oswald	Liberal Party of Australia	2 December 1997	8 February 2002	4 years, 68 days
30	Peter Lewis	Independent	5 March 2002	4 April 2005	3 years, 30 days
31	Bob Such	Independent	4 April 2005	26 March 2006	356 days
32	Jack Snelling	Australian Labor Party	27 April 2006	25 March 2010	3 years, 332 days
33	Lyn Breuer	Australian Labor Party	6 May 2010	5 February 2013	2 years, 275 days
34	Michael Atkinson	Australian Labor Party	5 February 2013	16 March 2018	5 years, 39 days
35	Vincent Tarzia	Liberal Party of Australia	3 May 2018	29 July 2020	2 years, 87 days
36	Josh Teague	Liberal Party of Australia	8 September 2020	incumbent	154 days

References

• Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 - 2007

External links

• Speakers of the House of Assembly. Parliament of South Australia.