Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
since 6 November 2024
AppointerElected by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holderDavid Prowse
Formation11 May 1989
DeputyAndrew Braddock
Salary$103,839 (Additional salary)
$292,637 (total)[a]

The Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory.

The current speaker is Jeremy Hanson of the Canberra Liberals.[1]

Office

The Speaker is the head of the parliament as well as the chamber, they are responsible for governing conduct within the chamber, ensuring standing orders are followed, and disciplining members who break these rules. They are also the ceremonial representative of the Assembly as a whole.[2]

The office of Speaker comes with a bonus salary of $103,839 on top of the $188,798 base salary already received by every member of the Legislative Assembly. Given the Speaker must be an MLA, their total salary amounts to $292,637.[3]

List of Speakers

Speakers

# Speaker
(birth–death) 		Party Term start Term end Time in office
David Prowse
(born 1941) 		No Self Government 11 May 1989[4] 4 December 1989 2 years, 280 days
1 Independents Group 4 December 1989 6 August 1990
Liberal 6 August 1990 15 February 1992
2 Roberta McRae
(born 1948) 		Labor 27 March 1992[5] 9 March 1995 2 years, 347 days
3 Greg Cornwell
(1938-2025) 		Liberal 9 March 1995[6] 12 November 2001 6 years, 248 days
4 Wayne Berry
(born 1942) 		Labor 12 November 2001[7] 5 November 2008 6 years, 359 days
5 Shane Rattenbury
(born 1971) 		Greens 5 November 2008[8] 6 November 2012 4 years, 1 day
6 Vicki Dunne
(born 1956) 		Liberal 6 November 2012 31 October 2016 3 years, 360 days
7 Joy Burch Labor 31 October 2016 6 November 2024 8 years, 6 days
9 Mark Parton
(born 1966) 		Liberal 6 November 2024 10 November 2025 1 year, 4 days
– Andrew Braddock
(born 1978)
(acting) 		Greens 10 November 2025 2 December 2025 22 days
10 Jeremy Hanson Liberal 2 December 2025 Incumbent 82 days

Deputy Speakers

# Speaker
(birth–death) 		Party Term start Term end Time in office
1 Bill Stefaniak
(born 1952) 		Liberal 23 May 1989 15 February 1992 2 years, 268 days
2 Greg Cornwell
(born 1938) 		Liberal 27 March 1992 18 February 1995 2 years, 328 days
3 Roberta McRae
(born 1948) 		Labor 9 March 1995 21 February 1998 2 years, 349 days
4 Bill Wood
(1935−2024) 		Labor 19 March 1998 20 October 2001 3 years, 215 days
(2) Greg Cornwell
(1938-2025) 		Liberal 12 November 2001 16 October 2004 2 years, 339 days
5 Steve Pratt
(born 1949) 		Liberal 4 November 2004 18 October 2008 3 years, 349 days
6 Mary Porter
(born 1942) 		Labor 5 November 2008 18 February 2016 7 years, 105 days
7 Joy Burch Labor 18 February 2016 15 October 2016 240 days
8 Vicki Dunne
(born 1956) 		Liberal 31 October 2016 17 October 2020 3 years, 352 days
9 Mark Parton
(born 1966) 		Liberal 3 November 2020 6 November 2024 4 years, 3 days
5 Andrew Braddock
(born 1978) 		Greens 6 November 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 108 days

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Speaker receives a renumeration of $103,839 on top of the $188,798 base salary for a member of the Legislative Assembly

References

  1. ^ Lindell, Jasper (2 December 2025). "'A very different view': Assembly elects Liberals' Jeremy Hanson as new speaker". Canberra Times. Retrieved 3 December 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Speaker and other office holders". parliament.act.gov.au. ACT Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 10 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Determination 5 of 2024 Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly" (PDF). remunerationtribunal.act.gov.au. Australian Capital Territory Remuneration Tribunal. 24 April 2024. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  4. ^ Hansard, 11 May 1989 (p4): Election of David Prowse as Speaker
  5. ^ Hansard, 27 March 1992 (p3): Election of Roberta McRae as Speaker
  6. ^ Hansard, 9 March 1995 (p3): Election of Greg Cornwell as Speaker
  7. ^ Hansard, 12 November 2001 (p3): Election of Wayne Berry as Speaker
  8. ^ Hansard, 5 November 2008 (p3): Election of Shane Rattenbury as Speaker
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