| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly | |
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since 31 October 2016 | |
| Appointer | Elected by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly |
| Inaugural holder | David Prowse |
| Formation | 11 May 1989 |
| Deputy | Mark Parton |
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.
| # | Speaker (birth–death) | Party | Term start | Term end | Time in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | David Prowse (born 1941) | No Self Government | 11 May 1989 [1] | 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 [2] | 9 March 1995 | 2 years, 347 days |
| 3 | | Greg Cornwell (born 1938) | Liberal | 9 March 1995 [3] | 12 November 2001 | 6 years, 248 days |
| 4 | | Wayne Berry (born 1942) | Labor | 12 November 2001 [4] | 5 November 2008 | 6 years, 359 days |
| 5 |  | Shane Rattenbury (born 1971) | Greens | 5 November 2008 [5] | 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 | Incumbent | 7 years, 359 days |
| # | 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 (born 1938) | 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 | Incumbent | 3 years, 356 days |
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