Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica

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The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica is responsible for the management and general administration of the House, ensuring that rules of procedure are followed. The Speaker is elected by the House of Assembly at its first sitting after a general election.

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A member of the House who is elected as Speaker can only vote to break ties (a casting vote). If someone outside the membership of the House is elected as Speaker, they become a member, but cannot cast an original or casting vote.

Louis Cools-Lartigue, OBE, was the speaker of its predecessor, the Legislative Council until 1967. [1] [2]

Presidents of the Legislative Council

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Edwin Porter Arrowsmith 19511952
Henry Laurence Lindo 19521959 [3]
Alec Lovelace 19601961 [4]

Speakers of the Legislative Council

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Louis Cools-Lartigue February 1961 [5] 1965 - ? [6] [7]
Louis Cools-Lartigue January 1967March 1967

Speakers of the House of Assembly

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Louis Cools-Lartigue March 19671968 [8]
George Austin Winston 19681970 [8] [9]
Eustace Hazelwood Francis October 1970March 1977 [10] [11]
Fred Degazon March 1977December 1978 [12]
Pershing Waldron 4 January 197919 June 1979 [13]
Eden Bowers 19 June 1979August 1980
Marie Davis Pierre 13 August 198029 December 1988 [14]
Crispin Sorhaindo 16 September 198924 October 1993 [14]
Neva Edwards 1 November 19932 August 1995
F. Osborne G. Symes 3 August 199516 April 2000
Alix Boyd Knights 17 April 200010 February 2020 [15] [16]
Joseph Isaac 10 February 2020Incumbent [15]

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  15. 1 2 "Dominica". New Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform (beta). July 5, 2018.
  16. "Joseph Isaac Nominated for House Speaker | Dominica Vibes News". 18 December 2019.