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| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Henry Wilcox Wilson | 1958 | 1961 | |
| W. Wenban-Smith | 1961 | 1963 | |
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | 13 August 1963 | 1964 | |
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| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | 1964 | 6 July 1964 | |
| National Assembly | |||
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | 6 July 1964 | 1964 | [1] |
| Ismail K. Surtee | 27 October 1964 | 1971 | [2] |
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | 1971 | February 1975 | [3] |
| Nelson P.W. Khonje | 11 February 1975 | March 1987 | [4] |
| Mordecai Lungu | June 1987 | November 1992 | |
| Brain Mtawali | 20 November 1992 | May 1994 | |
| Rodwell Munyenyembe | 30 June 1994 | June 1999 | |
| Sam Mpasu | 13 July 1999 | May 2003 | |
| Davis Katsonga | May 2003 | 2004 | |
| Rodwell Munyenyembe | June 2004 | June 2005 | |
| Louis Chimango | June 2005 | June 2009 | |
| Henry Chimunthu Banda | June 2009 | May 2014 | |
| Richard Msowoya | June 2014 | May 2019 | |
| Catherine Gotani Hara | 19 June 2019 | Present | |
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