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List of speakers of the House of Representatives of Grenada .
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List of speakers of the House of Representatives of Grenada .
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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| Fisher Jellicoe Archibald | 1963 | 1966 | [1] |
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Jellicoe Archibald | 1966 | 1967 | [2] |
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hon. George E. D. Clyne | 1967 | 1973 | [3] [4] |
| Hon. R. C. P. Moore | 1973 | June 1976 | [5] [6] |
| Hon. Allison Reason | July 1976 | 1979 | [7] [8] |
| In abeyance | 1979 | 1984 | [9] |
| Hon. Hudson Scipio | 1984 | February 1990 | [10] |
| Hon. Marcel Peters | April 1990 | June 1995 | |
| Hon. Sir Curtis Strachan | 1995 | 1 January 2003 | [11] |
| Hon. George McGuire | 17 January 2003 | 29 October 2003 | |
| Hon. Sir Lawrence Albert Joseph | 9 January 2004 | 3 June 2008 | |
| Hon. George McGuire | 30 August 2008 | 9 January 2013 | |
| Hon. Michael Pierre | 27 March 2013 | 31 August 2022 | [12] |
| Hon. Leo Cato | 31 August 2022 | Present | [13] |
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