List of current presidents of legislatures

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This is a list of current presiding officers of the legislative assemblies of sovereign and unrecognized states, autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories, sui generis entities, and international organisations.

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States recognised by the United Nations

StateAssemblyTitleNamePolitical affiliationAssumed office
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan Leadership Council [a] Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada Taliban 15 August 2021
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Parliament Chairman Elisa Spiropali Socialist 30 July 2024
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
(Parliament)		 Council of the Nation President Azouz Nasri Independent 19 May 2025
People's National Assembly President Ibrahim Boughali Independent8 July 2021
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra General Council General Syndic Carles Ensenyat Reig Democrats for Andorra 26 April 2023
Flag of Angola.svg Angola National Assembly President Carolina Cerqueira MPLA 15 September 2022
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda
(Parliament)		 Senate President Alincia Williams-Grant Labour 25 June 2014
House of Representatives Speaker Gerald Watt Independent25 June 2014
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
(National Congress)		 Senate President [1] Victoria Villarruel LLA 10 December 2023
Provisional President Bartolomé Abdala PL 13 December 2023
Chamber of Deputies President Martín Menem LLA10 December 2023
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia National Assembly President Alen Simonyan Civil Contract 2 August 2021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
(Parliament)		 Senate President Sue Lines Labor 26 July 2022
House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick Labor26 July 2022
Flag of Austria.svg Austria
(Parliament)		 Federal Council President [2] Peter Samt FPÖ 1 July 2025
National Council President Walter Rosenkranz FPÖ24 October 2024
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan National Assembly Speaker Sahiba Gafarova New Azerbaijan 10 March 2020
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas
(Parliament)		Senate President Lashell Adderley PLP 6 October 2021
House of Assembly Speaker Patricia Deveaux PLP6 October 2021
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
(National Assembly)		 Consultative Council Chairman Ali Saleh Al-Saleh Independent15 December 2008
Council of Representatives Chairman Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musallam Independent12 December 2022
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Vacant
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados
(Parliament)		 Senate President Reginald Farley Labour 15 September 2020
House of Assembly Speaker Arthur Holder Labour5 June 2018
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
(National Assembly)		 Council of the Republic Speaker Natalya Kochanova Independent6 December 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Igor Sergeenko Communist 22 March 2024
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
(Parliament)		 Senate President Vincent Blondel LE 21 February 2025
Chamber of Representatives President Peter De Roover N-VA 10 July 2024
Flag of Belize.svg Belize
(National Assembly)		 Senate President Carolyn Trench-Sandiford PUP 11 December 2020
House of Representatives Speaker Valerie Woods PUP11 December 2020
Flag of Benin.svg Benin National Assembly President Louis Vlavonou Progressive Union 17 May 2019
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
(Parliament)		 National Council Chairperson Sangay Dorji Independent10 May 2023
National Assembly Speaker Lungten Dorji PDP 25 January 2024
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
(Plurinational Legislative Assembly)		 Plurinational Legislative Assembly President [1] David Choquehuanca MAS 8 November 2020
Chamber of Senators President Andrónico Rodríguez MAS3 November 2020
Chamber of Deputies President Omar Yujra MAS 5 November 2024
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Parliamentary Assembly)		 House of Peoples Chairperson [3] Nikola Špirić SNSD 16 February 2025
House of Representatives Chairperson [4] Marinko Čavara HDZ BiH 1 August 2025
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana National Assembly Speaker Dithapelo Keorapetse UDC 7 November 2024
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
(National Congress)		 Federal Senate President Davi Alcolumbre UNIÃO 1 February 2025
Chamber of Deputies President Hugo Motta Republicanos 1 February 2025
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Legislative Council Speaker Abdul Rahman Mohamed Taib Independent11 February 2015
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria National Assembly Chairperson Nataliya Kiselova BSP 6 December 2024
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso Transitional National Assembly President Ousmane Bougouma Independent11 November 2022
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi
(Parliament)		 Senate President Gervais Ndirakobuca CNDD-FDD 5 August 2025
National Assembly President Gelase Ndabirabe CNDD-FDD7 August 2020
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
(Parliament)		 Senate President Sen Hun CPP 3 April 2024
National Assembly President Sudary Khuon CPP22 August 2023
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
(Parliament)		 Senate President Marcel Niat Njifenji RDPC 12 June 2013
National Assembly President Cavayé Yéguié Djibril RDPC31 March 1992
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
(Parliament)		 Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné Independent16 May 2023
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus Liberal 3 October 2023
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde National Assembly Speaker Austelino Tavares Correia MpD 19 May 2021
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic National Assembly President Simplice Sarandji Independent5 May 2021
Flag of Chad.svg Chad Senate President Haroun Kabadi MPS 7 March 2025
National Assembly President Ali Kolotou Tchaïmi MPS4 February 2025
Flag of Chile.svg Chile
(National Congress)		 Senate President Manuel José Ossandón Renovación Nacional 26 March 2025
Chamber of Deputies President José Miguel Castro Renovación Nacional7 April 2025
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China National People's Congress Chairman Zhao Leji Communist 10 March 2023
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
(Congress)		 Senate President [5] Lidio García Liberal 20 July 2025
Chamber of Representatives President [6] Julián David López Union Party for the People 20 July 2025
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros Assembly of the Union Speaker Moustadroine Abdou CRC 3 April 2020
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo-Brazzaville
(Parliament)		 Senate President Pierre Ngolo Party of Labour 12 September 2017
National Assembly President Isidore Mvouba Party of Labour19 August 2017
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Congo-Kinshasa
(Parliament)		 Senate President Modeste Bahati Lukwebo AFDC 5 March 2021
National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe Union for the Congolese Nation 24 May 2024
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Legislative Assembly Speaker [7] Rodrigo Arias Sánchez PLN 1 May 2022
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković HDZ 5 May 2017
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba National Assembly of People's Power President Esteban Lazo Hernández Communist 24 February 2013
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus House of Representatives President Annita Demetriou DISY 10 June 2021
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
(Parliament)		 Senate President Miloš Vystrčil ODS 19 February 2020
Chamber of Deputies President Markéta Pekarová Adamová TOP 09 10 November 2021
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Folketing Speaker Søren Gade Venstre 16 November 2022
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti National Assembly President Dileita Mohamed Dileita UMP 5 March 2023
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica House of Assembly Speaker Joseph Isaac Independent10 February 2020
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
(Congress)		 Senate President Ricardo de los Santos Polanco PRM 16 August 2023
Chamber of Deputies President Alfredo Pacheco PRM16 August 2020
Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor National Parliament President Maria Fernanda Lay Fretilin 22 June 2023
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador National Assembly President Niels Olsen Peet ADN 14 May 2025
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Senate President Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razeq Nation's Future 18 October 2020
House of Representatives Speaker Hanafy Gebali Nation's Future12 January 2021
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Legislative Assembly President Ernesto Castro Nuevas Ideas 1 May 2021
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea
(Parliament)		 Senate President Teresa Efua Asangono PDGE 12 July 2013
Chamber of Deputies President Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu PDGE12 July 2013
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea National Assembly President Isaias Afwerki PFDJ 24 May 1993
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Riigikogu President Lauri Hussar Estonia 200 10 April 2023
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini
(Parliament)		 Senate President Lindiwe Dlamini IndependentOctober 2018
House of Assembly Speaker Jabulani Mabuza Independent6 October 2023
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
(Federal Parliamentary Assembly)		 House of Federation Speaker Agegnehu Teshager Prosperity 4 October 2021
House of Peoples' Representatives Speaker Tagesse Chafo Prosperity18 October 2018
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Parliament Speaker Naiqama Lalabalavu People's Alliance 24 December 2022
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Parliament Speaker Jussi Halla-aho Finns Party 20 June 2023
Flag of France.svg France
(Parliament)		 Senate President Gérard Larcher The Republicans 1 October 2014
National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet LREM 28 June 2022
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon
(Parliament)		 Senate President Paulette Missambo UN 18 September 2023
National Assembly President Jean-François Ndongou PDG 15 September 2023
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia National Assembly Speaker Fabakary Jatta APRC 17 April 2022
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Parliament Chairperson Shalva Papuashvili Georgian Dream 29 December 2021
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
(Federal Assembly)		 Bundesrat President [8] Anke Rehlinger SPD 1 November 2024
Bundestag President Julia Klöckner CDU 25 March 2025
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin NDC 7 January 2021
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Parliament Speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis New Democracy 22 January 2025
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada
(Parliament)		 Senate President Dessima Williams 31 August 2022
House of Representatives Speaker Leo Cato 31 August 2022
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Congress President [9] Nery Ramos Blue Party 14 January 2024
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea National Assembly President Amadou Damaro Camara RPG 22 April 2020
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau National People's Assembly President Domingos Simoes Pereira PAIGC 17 July 2023
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana National Assembly Speaker Manzoor Nadir PPP/C 1 September 2020
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti
(Parliament)		 Senate PresidentVacantTBDTBD
Chamber of Deputies SpeakerVacantTBDTBD
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras National Congress President Luis Redondo PSH 25 January 2022
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary National Assembly Speaker László Kövér Fidesz 6 August 2010
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Althing Speaker Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir Social Democratic Alliance 5 February 2025
Flag of India.svg India
(Parliament)		 Rajya Sabha Chairperson [1] Jagdeep Dhankhar Independent11 August 2022
Deputy Chairperson Harivansh Narayan Singh JD(U) 9 August 2018
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla BJP 19 June 2019
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
(People's Consultative Assembly)		 People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Ahmad Muzani Gerindra 4 October 2024
Regional Representative Council Speaker Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin Independent2 October 2024
People's Representative Council Speaker Puan Maharani PDI-P 1 October 2019
Flag of Iran.svg Iran Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Progress and Justice 28 May 2020
Assembly of Experts [10] Chairman Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani Combatant Clergy Association 21 May 2024
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Council of Representatives Speaker Muhsin Al-Mandalawi al-Hal 14 November 2023
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
(Oireachtas)		 Seanad Éireann Cathaoirleach Mark Daly Fianna Fáil 12 February 2025
Dáil Éireann Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy Independent18 December 2024
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana Likud 29 December 2022
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
(Parliament)		 Senate President Ignazio La Russa FdI 13 October 2022
Chamber of Deputies President Lorenzo Fontana Lega Nord 14 October 2022
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
(Parliament)		 Senate President Kandia Camara RDR 12 October 2023
National Assembly President Adama Bictogo RHDP 7 June 2022
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
(Parliament)		Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson Labour 10 March 2016
House of Representatives Speaker Juliet Holness Labour26 September 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Japan
(National Diet)		 House of Councillors President Masakazu Sekiguchi LDP 11 November 2024
House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga LDP20 October 2023
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
(Parliament)		 Senate President Faisal al-Fayez Independent25 October 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Ahmed Safadi Independent15 November 2022 [11]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
(Parliament)		 Senate Chairman Mäulen Äşimbaev Nur Otan 4 May 2020
Mazhilis Chairman Erlan Qoşanov Amanat 1 February 2022
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
(Parliament)		 Senate Speaker Amason Kingi Kenya Kwanza 8 September 2022
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula Kenya Kwanza8 September 2022
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati House of Assembly Speaker Tangariki Reete BKM 22 May 2020
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Ahmed Al-Sadoun Independent18 October 2022
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Supreme Council Chairman Nurlanbek Shakiev Ata-Zhurt 5 October 2022
Flag of Laos.svg Laos National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane LPRP 22 March 2021
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Saeima Speaker Daiga Mieriņa LZS 20 September 2023
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Amal 20 October 1992
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho
(Parliament)		 Senate President Tlohang Sekhamane RFP 25 October 2022
National Assembly Speaker Sephiri Motanyane 12 June 2017
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia
(Legislature)		 Senate President [1] Jeremiah Koung MDR 22 January 2024
President pro tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence UP 15 January 2024
House of Representatives Speaker Johnathan Koffa CDC 15 January 2024
Flag of Libya.svg Libya General National Congress President Nouri Abusahmain Independent4 August 2014
House of Representatives President Aguila Saleh Issa Independent4 August 2014
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Landtag President Manfred Kaufmann VU 10 April 2025
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Seimas Speaker Saulius Skvernelis DSVL 14 November 2024
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies President Claude Wiseler CSV 21 November 2023
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar
(Parliament)		 Senate President Richard Ravalomanana TGV 14 October 2023
National Assembly President Justin Tokely IRMAR 11 July 2024
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi National Assembly Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara Congress 19 June 2019
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
(Parliament)		 Dewan Negara President Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah GPS–PBB 22 July 2024
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul PH–PKR 19 December 2022
Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives People's Majlis Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla PNC 28 May 2024
Flag of Mali.svg Mali National Assembly President VacantTBDTBD
Flag of Malta.svg Malta House of Representatives Speaker Angelo Farrugia Labour 6 April 2013
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands Legislature Speaker Brenson Wase Independent3 January 2024
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania
(Parliament)		 National Assembly President Mohamed Ould Meguett El Insaf 19 June 2023
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius National Assembly Speaker Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra 29 November 2024
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
(Congress)		 Senate of the Republic President [12] Gerardo Fernández Noroña MORENA 1 September 2024
Chamber of Deputies President [13] Sergio Gutiérrez Luna MORENA7 October 2024
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia Congress Speaker Esmond Moses Independent11 May 2023
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Parliament President Igor Grosu PAS 29 July 2021
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco National Council President Thomas Brezzo Priorité Monaco 3 April 2024
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia State Great Khural Chairman Dashzegviin Amarbayasgalan MAN 2 July 2024
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Parliament President Andrija Mandić NSD 30 October 2023
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
(Parliament)		 House of Councillors President Hakim Benchamach RNI 9 October 2021
House of Representatives President Rachid Talbi Alami RNI9 October 2021
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Assembly of the Republic Speaker Margarida Talapa FRELIMO 13 January 2025
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar
(Assembly of the Union)		 House of Nationalities Speaker VacantTBDTBD
House of Representatives Speaker T Khun Myat Independent1 March 2018
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
(Parliament)		 National Council Chairperson Lukas Sinimbo Muha SWAPO 15 December 2020
National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi SWAPO20 March 2015
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Parliament Speaker Marcus Stephen Independent27 August 2019
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
(Parliament)		 National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal CPN (MC) 12 March 2018
House of Representatives Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire CPN (UML) 19 January 2023
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
(States General)		 Senate President Jan Anthonie Bruijn VVD 2 July 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Martin Bosma PVV 14 December 2023
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand House of Representatives Speaker Gerry Brownlee National 5 December 2023
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua National Assembly President Gustavo Porras Cortés FSLN 9 January 2017
Flag of Niger.svg Niger National Assembly President VacantTBDTBD
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
(National Assembly)		 Senate President Godswill Akpabio APC 13 June 2023
House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas APC13 June 2023
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Supreme People's Assembly Standing Committee Chairman [14] Ryong-hae Choe WPK 11 April 2019
Chairman In-chol Pak WPK19 January 2023
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia Assembly of the Republic President Afrim Gashi Alternativa 28 May 2024
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Storting President Masud Gharahkhani Labour 25 November 2021
Flag of Oman.svg Oman
(Council)		 Council of State Chairman Abdulmalik Al Khalili Independent18 August 2020
Consultative Assembly Chairman Khalid Al Mawali Independent29 October 2011
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
(Parliament)		 Senate Chairman Yusuf Raza Gilani PPP 9 April 2024
National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq PML(N) 1 March 2024
Flag of Palau.svg Palau
(National Congress)		 Senate President Hokkons Baules Independent19 January 2017
House of Delegates Speaker Gibson Kanai Independent16 January 2025
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Legislative Council Speaker Aziz Dweik Hamas 29 March 2006
Flag of Panama.svg Panama National Assembly President [15] Dana Castañeda RM 1 July 2024
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea National Parliament Speaker Job Pomat Independent2 August 2017
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
(Congress)		 Senate President [16] Silvio Ovelar ANR 1 July 2023
Chamber of Deputies Speaker [17] Raúl Luís Latorre ANR1 July 2023
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Congress of the Republic President [18] José Jerí We Are Peru 26 July 2025
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
(Congress)		 Senate President Tito Sotto NPC 8 September 2025
House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez Lakas–CMD 25 July 2022
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
(National Assembly)		 Senate Marshal Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska Civic Platform 13 November 2023
Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia Poland 2050 13 November 2023
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Assembly of the Republic President José Pedro Aguiar-Branco Social Democrat 27 March 2024
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Consultative Assembly Chairman Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim Independent27 October 2021
Flag of Romania.svg Romania
(Parliament)		 Senate President Nicolae Ciucă National Liberal Party 13 June 2023
Chamber of Deputies President Alfred Simonis (acting) Social Democratic Party 15 June 2023
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
(Federal Assembly)		 Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko United Russia 21 September 2011
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin United Russia5 October 2016
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda
(Parliament)		 Senate President François-Xavier Kalinda PSD 9 January 2023
Chamber of Deputies President Gertrude Kazarwa Liberal 14 August 2024
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly Speaker Lanien Blanchette SKNLP 25 October 2022
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia
(Parliament)		 Senate President Alvina Reynolds SLP 24 November 2022
House of Assembly Speaker Claudius Francis SLP17 August 2021
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly Speaker Rochelle Forde Unity Labour 30 November 2020
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Legislative Assembly Speaker Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau FAST 24 May 2021
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Grand and General Council Captains Regent [19] Denise Bronzetti PSD 1 April 2025
Italo Righi PDCS
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe National Assembly Speaker Celmira Sacramento ADI 8 November 2022
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Consultative Assembly Speaker Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh Independent28 February 2009
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal National Assembly President Malick Ndiaye PASTEF 2 December 2024
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia National Assembly President Ana Brnabić SNS 20 March 2024
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles National Assembly Speaker Roger Mancienne LDS 29 October 2020
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone Parliament Speaker Abass Bundu SLPP 25 April 2018
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Parliament Speaker Seah Kian Peng PAP 2 August 2023
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia National Council Speaker Richard Raši Hlas–SD 26 March 2025
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
(Parliament)		 National Council President Marko Lotrič Independent19 December 2022
National Assembly Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič GS 13 May 2022
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands National Parliament Speaker Patteson Oti OUR Party 15 May 2019
Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia
(Federal Parliament)		 Senate Speaker Abdi Hashim Abdelahi Independent22 January 2017
House of the PeopleSpeaker Aden Madobe Independent28 April 2022
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
(Parliament)		 National Council of Provinces Chairperson Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane ANC 15 June 2024
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza ANC14 June 2024
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea National Assembly Speaker Won-shik Woo Independent5 June 2024
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan
(National Legislature)		 Council of States Speaker Joseph Bol Chan SPLM 5 August 2011
National Legislative Assembly Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba SPLM2 August 2021
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
(Cortes Generales)		 Senate President Pedro Rollán PP 17 August 2023
Congress of Deputies President Francina Armengol PSOE 17 August 2023
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne NPP 17 December 2024
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Transitional Legislative Council SpeakerVacantTBATBA
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname National Assembly Chairperson Ashwin Adhin NDP 28 June 2025
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlén Moderates 24 September 2018
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
(Federal Assembly)		 Council of States President [20] Andrea Caroni FDP/PLR 2 December 2024
National Council President [21] Maja Riniker FDP/PLR2 December 2024
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria People's Council Speaker VacantTBDTBD
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan
(Supreme Assembly)		 National Assembly Chairman Rustam Emomali PDP 17 April 2020
Assembly of Representatives Chairman Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda PDP 17 March 2020
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania National Assembly Speaker Tulia Ackson CCM 6 January 2022
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
(National Assembly)		 National Assembly President [22] Wan Muhamad Noor Matha Prachachat 5 July 2023
Senate President Mongkol Surasajja Independent26 July 2024
House of Representatives Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha Prachachat5 July 2023
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo Senate President Barry Moussa Barqué UNIR 2 April 2025
National Assembly President Kodjo Adedze UNIR14 June 2024
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Legislative Assembly Speaker Fatafehi Fakafanua Independent18 December 2017
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
(Parliament)		 Senate President Wade Mark Independent23 May 2025
House of Representatives Speaker Jagdeo Singh Independent23 May 2025
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
(Parliament)		 National Council of Regions and Districts President Imed Derbali Independent19 April 2024
Assembly of the Representatives of the People President Ibrahim Bouderbala Independent13 March 2023
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Grand National Assembly Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş AKP 7 June 2023
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Assembly Chairwoman Dünýägözel Gulmanowa TDP 6 April 2023
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu Parliament Speaker Iakoba Italeli Independent27 February 2024
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Parliament Speaker Anita Among NRM 25 March 2022
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk Servant of the People 8 October 2021
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Federal National Council Speaker Saqr Ghobash Independent14 November 2019
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
(Parliament)		 House of Lords Lord Speaker John McFall Independent1 May 2021
House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle Independent4 November 2019
Flag of the United States.svg United States
(Congress)		 Senate President [1] JD Vance Republican 20 January 2025
President pro tempore Chuck Grassley Republican3 January 2025
House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson Republican25 October 2023
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
(General Assembly)		 Senate President [1] Carolina Cosse FA 1 March 2025
Chamber of Deputies President [23] Sebastián Valdomir FA15 February 2025
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
(Oliy Majlis)		 Senate Chairwoman Tanzila Norbaeva Independent21 June 2019
Legislative Chamber Chairman Nuriddinjon Ismailov Oʻzlidep 12 January 2015
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Parliament Speaker Stephen Dorrick Felix LPV 11 February 2025
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City Pontifical Commission President Raffaella Petrini Independent1 March 2025
College of Cardinals [24] Dean Giovanni Battista Re Independent18 January 2020
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela National Assembly President [25] Jorge Rodríguez PSUV 5 January 2021
Dinorah Figuera (disputed) Justice First 5 January 2023
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Đình Huệ Vương Communist 31 March 2021
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen House of Representatives Speaker Sultan al-Barakani GPC 13 April 2019
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia National Assembly Speaker Nelly Mutti UPND 3 September 2021
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
(Parliament)		 Senate President Mabel Chinomona ZANU-PF 11 September 2018
House of Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda ZANU-PF3 September 2013

States recognised by at least one United Nations member

StateAssemblyTitleNamePartyAssumed office
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg Abkhazia People's Assembly Speaker Lasha Ashuba Independent12 April 2022
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Assembly Chairperson Dimal Basha Vetëvendosje 26 August 2025
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus Assembly of the Republic Speaker Zorlu Töre UBP 7 March 2022
Flag of South Ossetia.svg South Ossetia Parliament Speaker Alan Margiev Nykhaz 24 June 2024
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China (Taiwan) Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu KMT 1 February 2024
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic National Council President Hamma Salama Polisario Front 16 March 2020

States not recognised by any United Nations members and governments in exile

StateAssemblyTitleNamePartyAssumed office
Flag of Somaliland.svg Somaliland
(Parliament)		 House of Elders Speaker Suleiman Mahmud Adam Independent24 August 2004
House of Representatives Speaker Abdirizak Khalif Waddani 3 August 2021
Flag of Tibet.svg Central Tibetan Administration Parliament Speaker Pema Jungney Independent1 December 2018
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg Transnistria Supreme Council Speaker Aleksandr Korshunov Renewal 6 February 2019

Autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories

Region or territoryCountryAssemblyTitleNameAssumed office
Flag of Adjara.svg  Adjara Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Supreme Council Chairperson Davit Gabaidze 28 November 2016
Flag of Aland.svg  Åland Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Legislative Assembly Speaker Roger Nordlund 4 November 2019
Flag of Alderney.svg  Alderney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom States President William Tate 28 June 2019
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa
(Fono)		Flag of the United States.svg United States Senate President Tuaolo Fruean 8 January 2021
House of Representatives Speaker Savali Talavou Ale 4 January 2007
Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom House of Assembly Speaker Tara Carter 11 March 2025
Flag of Valle d'Aosta.svg Aosta Valley Flag of Italy.svg Italy Regional Council President Alberto Bertin 20 October 2020
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Estates President Edgar Vrolijk 8 July 2021
Flag of Ascension Island.svg Ascension Island Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Island Council Governor Philip Rushbrook 4 May 2019
Administrator Nigel Phillips 13 August 2022
Flag of the Azores.svg Azores Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Legislative Assembly President Luís Garcia 16 November 2020
Flag of Bangsamoro.svg Bangsamoro Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Parliament Speaker Pangalian Balindong 29 March 2019
Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country Flag of Spain.svg Spain Parliament President Bakartxo Tejeria 20 November 2012
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda
(Parliament)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Senate President Joan Dillas-Wright 8 September 2017
House of Assembly Speaker Dennis Lister 2017
Flag of Bougainville.svg Bougainville Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea House of Representatives Speaker Simon Pentanu 15 June 2015
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom House of Assembly Speaker Corine George-Massicote 26 May 2022
Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Flag of Spain.svg Spain Parliament President Josep Rull 10 June 2024
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Parliament Speaker Ezzard Miller 6 May 2025
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Parliament Speaker Tai Tura 22 March 2021
Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica Flag of France.svg France Assembly President Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis 1 July 2021
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Estates President Charetti America-Francisca 11 May 2021
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Legislative Assembly Speaker Keith Biles 27 February 2009
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Løgting Speaker Bjørt Samuelsen 22 December 2022
Flag of Flanders.svg Flanders Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Parliament Speaker Liesbeth Homans 2 October 2019
Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia Flag of France.svg France Assembly President Antony Géros 11 May 2023
Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.svg Friuli-Venezia Giulia Flag of Italy.svg Italy Regional Council President Mauro Bordin
Flag of Gagauzia.svg Gagauzia Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova People's Assembly Chairperson Dmitrii Constantinov 4 February 2022
Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia Flag of Spain.svg Spain Parliament President Miguel Ángel Santalices Vieira 26 January 2016
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Parliament Speaker Karen Ramagge Prescott 10 November 2023
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Inatsisartut Speaker Hans Enoksen 16 April 2021
Flag of Guam.svg Guam Flag of the United States.svg United States Legislature Speaker Therese M. Terlaje 4 January 2021
Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom States Bailiff Richard McMahon 12 May 2020
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Legislative Council President Andrew Leung 12 October 2016
Flag of Kurdistan.svg Iraqi Kurdistan Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Parliament Speaker Rewaz Fayeq 11 July 2019
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man
(Tynwald)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Tynwald President Laurence Skelly 20 July 2021
Legislative Council
House of Keys Speaker Juan Watterson 27 September 2016
Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom States Assembly Bailiff Tim Le Cocq 17 October 2019
Flag of Karakalpakstan.svg Karakalpakstan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Jokargi KenesChairperson Amanbai Orynbaev 26 August 2022
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Legislative Assembly President Hoi In Kou 17 July 2019
Flag of Madeira.svg Madeira Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Legislative Assembly President José Manuel Rodrigues 15 October 2019
Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Legislative Assembly Speaker Teresina Bodkin 17 December 2019
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Nakhchivan Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Supreme Assembly Chairperson Anar Ibrahimov 5 October 2023
Flag of FLNKS.svg New Caledonia Flag of France.svg France Congress President Roch Wamytan 24 May 2019
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Northern Ireland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots 3 February 2024
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands
(Commonwealth Legislature)		Flag of the United States.svg United States Senate President Edith DeLeon Guerrero 9 January 2023
House of Representatives Speaker Edmund Villagomez 13 January 2021
Flag of Niue.svg Niue Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Assembly Speaker Hima Douglas 11 June 2020
Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Islands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Island Council Mayor Simon Young 1 January 2023
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
(Legislative Assembly)		Flag of the United States.svg United States Senate President José Luis Dalmau 23 February 2021
House of Representatives Speaker Tatito Hernández 2 January 2021
Flag of Saint Barthelemy (Local).svg Saint Barthélemy Flag of France.svg France Territorial Council President Xavier Lédée 3 April 2022
Flag of Saint Helena.svg Saint Helena Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Legislative Council Speaker John Cranfield 8 March 2019
Flag of France.svg Saint Martin Flag of France.svg France Territorial Council President Daniel Gibbs 2 April 2017
Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag of France.svg France Territorial Council President Bernard Briand 13 October 2020
Flag of Sardinia.svg Sardinia Flag of Italy.svg Italy Regional Council President Michele Pais 9 April 2019
Flag of Sark.svg Sark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Chief Pleas Speaker Arthur Rolfe
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone 13 May 2021
Flag of Sicily (revised).svg Sicily Flag of Italy.svg Italy Regional Assembly Presiding Officer Gianfranco Miccichè 5 November 2017
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Estates President William Marlin 25 September 2019
Flag of South Tyrol.svg South Tyrol Flag of Italy.svg Italy Landtag President Josef Noggler 25 January 2019
Flag of Tokelau.svg Tokelau Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand General Fono Speaker Kelihiano Kalolo 13 March 2023
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Tobago Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago House of Assembly Presiding Officer Abby Taylor 9 December 2021
Flag of Tristan da Cunha.svg Tristan da Cunha Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Island Council Administrator Philip Kendall [26] September 2023
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Parliament Speaker Gordon Burton 5 March 2021
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands Flag of the United States.svg United States Legislature President Novelle Francis 9 January 2023
Flag of Vojvodina.svg Vojvodina Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Assembly President Momo Čolaković 6 November 2023
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Parliament Presiding Officer Elin Jones 11 May 2016
Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg Wallis and Futuna Flag of France.svg France Territorial Assembly President Munipoese Muliʻakaʻaka 25 March 2022
Flag of Wallonia.svg Wallonia Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Parliament President Jean-Claude Marcourt 13 September 2019

Sui generis entities

EntityAssemblyTitleNameAssumed office
Flag of Europe.svg European Union Council of Ministers Presidents [27] Belgium 1 January 2024
Parliament President Roberta Metsola 11 January 2022
Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Sovereign Military Order of Malta Council Complete of StateGrand Commander Ludwig von Rumerstein 31 May 2014
Chapter General Grand Master Matthew Festing 11 March 2008

International organisations

There are several international parliaments, some that are directly elected and some that are appointed from among member states respective legislatures in the form of an inter-parliamentary institution.

OrganisationAssemblyTitleNameAssumed office
Flag of Europe.svg African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Parliamentary AssemblyPresident [28] Netty Baldeh 21 October 2015
African Parliamentary Union ParliamentPresident Rachid Talbi Alami 4 November 2014
Flag of the African Union.svg African Union Parliament President Roger Nkodo Dang 27 May 2015
Flag of the Andean Community of Nations.svg Andean Community Parliament President Cristina Reyes Hidalgo 14 July 2023
Flag of the Arab League.svg Arab League Parliament Speaker Abdel Al Asoomi October 2020
Asia Cooperation Dialogue Parliamentary Assembly President Nayyar Hussain Bukhari 9 December 2013
Flag of Benelux.svg Benelux Union Parliament President Gusty Graas 1 January 2019
British–Irish Council Parliamentary Assembly Co-chair(s) Frank Feighan
Laurence Robertson 		21 October 2014
1 December 2011
Flag of the Central American Integration System.svg Central American Integration System Parliament President Silvia García Polanco October 2021
Flag of Europe.svg Cotonou Partnership Joint Parliamentary Assembly Co-president(s) Carlos Zorrinho
Peter Kenilorea
Flag of the CIS.svg Commonwealth of Independent States Interparliamentary AssemblyChairperson Valentina Matviyenko 21 September 2011
Commonwealth of Nations Parliamentary Association President Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury 9 October 2014
Bandera Parlamento Latinoamericano.jpg Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Parliament President Gabriela Rivadeneira 16 February 2016
Cbsslogo.jpg Council of the Baltic Sea States Assembly President [29] Jānis Vucāns 1 January 2016
Council of Europe Assembly President iliane Maury Pasquier July 2018
Flag of the East African Community (no logo).svg East African Community Legislative Assembly Speaker Daniel Kidega 19 December 2014
Flag of Europe.svg Eastern Partnership Parliamentary Assembly Co-president(s) Victor Dolidze
Marian Lupu 		17 March 2015
16 February 2016
Economic Community of Central African States ParliamentPresident [30] Santiago Nchama 4 June 2015
Economic Community of West African States ParliamentSpeaker Moustapha Cissé 4 February 2016
Flag of France.svg Assembly of French Citizens Abroad Assembly President Hélène Degryse 5 December 2021
Inter-Parliamentary Union AssemblyPresident Saber Hossain Chowdhury 16 October 2014
Flag of La Francophonie.svg International Organisation of La Francophonie Parliamentary AssemblyPresident François Paradis
Flag of Europe.svg Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit Parliamentary Assembly Co-president(s) Ramón Jáuregui Atondo
Roberto Requião 		6 May 2015
6 May 2015
Flag of Mercosur.svg Mercosur Parliament President Jorge Taiana 1 January 2016
Flag of the Nordic Council.svg Nordic Council Parliamentary AssemblyPresident [31] Henrik Dam Kristensen 2016
Flag of NATO.svg North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Assembly President Michał Szczerba 3 October 2023
OSCE logo.svg Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Gigi Tsereteli November 2017
OIC Logo since 2011.svg Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Parliamentary Union Secretary General Mouhamed Khouraichi Niass
Flag of the Organization of Turkic States.svg Turkic Council Parliamentary AssemblyChairperson Baktykozha Izmukhambetov 28 March 2016
Flag of Europe.svg Union for the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly President Lhou Lmarbouh 8 January 2016
Flag of the United Nations.svg United Nations General Assembly President [32] Dennis Francis 5 September 2023

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Advisory body
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Vice President is the ex officio presiding officer.
  2. ↑ President of the Austrian Federal Council rotates every six months.
  3. ↑ Chairperson of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates every eight months among the three members of the Collegium.
  4. ↑ Chairperson of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates every eight months among the three members of the Collegium.
  5. ↑ President of the Colombian Senate rotates annually.
  6. ↑ President of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
  7. ↑ Speaker of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly rotates annually.
  8. ↑ President of the German Bundesrat rotates annually.
  9. ↑ President of the Guatemalan Congress rotates annually.
  10. ↑ An electoral college.
  11. ↑ "MP Ahmad Safadi elected Lower House Speaker". Jordan Times. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  12. ↑ President of the Mexican Senate rotates annually.
  13. ↑ President of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies rotates annually.
  14. ↑ Chairman of the SPA Standing Committee is the ex officio presiding officer.
  15. ↑ President of the Panamian National Assembly rotates annually.
  16. ↑ President of the Paraguayan Senate is elected annually.
  17. ↑ President of the Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies is elected annually.
  18. ↑ President of the Peruvian Congress rotates annually.
  19. ↑ Sammarinese Captains Regent rotate every six months.
  20. ↑ President of the Swiss Council of States rotates annually.
  21. ↑ President of the Swiss National Council rotates annually.
  22. ↑ Speaker of the House of Representatives is the ex officio presiding officer.
  23. ↑ President of the Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
  24. ↑ An electoral college.
  25. ↑ President of the Venezuelan National Assembly rotates annually.
  26. ↑ "Philip Kendall sworn-in as Tristan Administrator".
  27. ↑ The European President of the Council of Ministers rotates every six months.
  28. ↑ The ACP Assembly President rotates biannually.
  29. ↑ The Baltic Assembly President rotates annually.
  30. ↑ The CEMAC Parliament President rotates annually
  31. ↑ The Nordic Assembly President rotates annually.
  32. ↑ The UNGA President rotates annually.
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