Speaker of the House of Assembly (Anguilla)

Speaker of the House of Assembly
Coat of arms of Anguilla
Incumbent Tara Carter since 11 March 2025
Style	Mr Speaker (informal and within the house) The Honourable (Formal and Diplomatic)
Member of	House of Assembly
Deputy	Deputy Speaker

The Speaker of the House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the Anguilla House of Assembly, the legislature of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The current Speaker, Tara Carter, was elected Speaker on 11 March 2025.

The Speaker presides over the House's debates, including determining which members may speak. The speaker is also responsible for maintaining order during debate, and may punish members who break the rules of the House. The Speakers remain strictly non-partisan in the exercising of their role.

List of Speakers

Name	Term of office
	Took office	Left office
The Governor of Anguilla	1982	1985
Atlin Harrigan [1]	1985	1994
Leroy Rogers [2]	1994	2005
David Carty [3]	2005	2010
Barbara Webster-Bourne [4]	27 February 2010	11 May 2015
Leroy Rogers [ citation needed ]	2015	2018
Terry Harrigan [5]	2018	2020
Barbara Webster-Bourne [ citation needed ]	17 July 2020	29 January 2025
Tara Carter	11 March 2025	Incumbent

Sources

1. Anguilla Villa, Hotell and Visitor Guide - Six Revolutionary Leaders Commemorated on Stamps
2. 1 April 1999 - Anguilla Local News
3. 12 December 2008 - The Anguillan Newspaper
4. "Barbara Webster-Bourne becomes Anguilla's first female Speaker of the House of Assembly". Anguilla News. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
5. "JOSE VANTERPOOL APPOINTED NOMINATED MEMBER OF HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY | The Anguillian Newspaper". 28 January 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.