Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council

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The Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council is the chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council of the Palestinian Authority. As Chairman, the Speaker acts as interim President of the Palestinian National Authority if the latter is unable to perform his or her duties. Under Palestinian law, the interim President holds the role for sixty days until an election is held. [1]

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Since 29 March 2006, the Speaker has been Aziz Dweik, of Hamas, though the Palestinian Legislative Council has not met since 2007.

History

After the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas, on 6 September 2003, the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Ahmed Qurei became acting Prime Minister, and he would be Prime Minister until 26 January 2006.

Rawhi Fattouh became interim President of the Palestinian Authority following the death of Yasser Arafat on 11 November 2004 until 15 January 2005, when Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in as President following the election.

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No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		TermPolitical partyNotes
Took officeLeft officeDuration
1 'Hmd qry`.jpg Ahmed Qurei
(1937–2023)		7 March 19967 October 20037 years, 214 days Fatah
( PLO )		 [2]
2 Coat of arms of the Palestinian National Authority.svg Rafiq Al-Natsheh
(born 1934)		November 200310 March 20044 months Fatah
( PLO )		 [3]
3 Coat of arms of the Palestinian National Authority.svg Rawhi Fattouh
(born 1949)		10 March 200416 February 20061 year, 11 months Fatah
( PLO )		 [4]
4 Coat of arms of the Palestinian National Authority.svg Aziz Dweik
(born 1947)		29 March 2006Incumbent18 years, 238 days Hamas

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