List of current presidents of legislatures

This is a list of current presiding officers of the legislative assemblies of sovereign and unrecognized states, autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories, sui generis entities, and international organisations.

States recognised by the United Nations

State Assembly Title Name Political affiliation Assumed office
Afghanistan Leadership Council[a] Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada Taliban 15 August 2021
Albania Parliament Chairman Elisa Spiropali Socialist 30 July 2024
Algeria
(Parliament) 		Council of the Nation President Salah Goudjil FLN 10 April 2019
People's National Assembly President Ibrahim Boughali non-partisan 8 July 2021
Andorra General Council General Syndic Carles Enseñat Reig Democrats for Andorra 26 April 2023
Angola National Assembly President Carolina Cerqueira MPLA 15 September 2022
Antigua and Barbuda
(Parliament) 		Senate President Alincia Williams-Grant Labour 25 June 2014
House of Representatives Speaker Gerald Watt non-partisan 25 June 2014
Argentina
(National Congress) 		Senate President[1] Victoria Villarruel LLA 10 December 2023
Provisional President Bartolomé Abdala PL 13 December 2023
Chamber of Deputies President Martín Menem LLA 10 December 2023
Armenia National Assembly President Alen Simonyan Civil Contract 2 August 2021
Australia
(Parliament) 		Senate President Sue Lines Labor 26 July 2022
House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick Labor 26 July 2022
Austria
(Parliament) 		Federal Council President[2] Peter Samt FPÖ 1 July 2025
National Council President Walter Rosenkranz FPÖ 24 October 2024
Azerbaijan National Assembly Speaker Sahiba Gafarova New Azerbaijan 10 March 2020
Bahamas
(Parliament) 		Senate President Lashell Adderley PLP 6 October 2021
House of Assembly Speaker Patricia Deveaux PLP 6 October 2021
Bahrain
(National Assembly) 		Consultative Council Chairman Ali Saleh Al-Saleh non-partisan 15 December 2008
Council of Representatives Chairman Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musallam non-partisan 12 December 2022
Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shawkat Ali (acting) Awami League 6 August 2024
Barbados
(Parliament) 		Senate President Reginald Farley Labour 15 September 2020
House of Assembly Speaker Arthur Holder Labour 5 June 2018
Belarus
(National Assembly) 		Council of the Republic Speaker Natalya Kochanova non-partisan 6 December 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Igor Sergeenko Communist 22 March 2024
Belgium
(Parliament) 		Senate President Vincent Blondel LE 21 February 2025
Chamber of Representatives President Peter De Roover N-VA 10 July 2024
Belize
(National Assembly) 		Senate President Carolyn Trench-Sandiford PUP 11 December 2020
House of Representatives Speaker Valerie Woods PUP 11 December 2020
Benin National Assembly President Louis Vlavonou Progressive Union 17 May 2019
Bhutan
(Parliament) 		National Council Chairperson Sangay Dorji non-partisan 10 May 2023
National Assembly Speaker Lungten Dorji PDP 25 January 2024
Bolivia
(Plurinational Legislative Assembly) 		Plurinational Legislative Assembly President[1] David Choquehuanca MAS 8 November 2020
Chamber of Senators President Andrónico Rodríguez MAS 3 November 2020
Chamber of Deputies President Israel Huaytari Martínez Independent 3 November 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Parliamentary Assembly) 		House of Peoples Chairperson[3] Nikola Špirić SNSD 16 February 2025
House of Representatives Chairperson[4] Marinko Čavara HDZ BiH 1 August 2025
Botswana National Assembly Speaker Dithapelo Keorapetse UDC 7 November 2024
Brazil
(National Congress) 		Federal Senate President Davi Alcolumbre UNIÃO 1 February 2025
Chamber of Deputies President Hugo Motta Republicanos 1 February 2025
Brunei Legislative Council Speaker Abdul Rahman Mohamed Taib non-partisan 11 February 2015
Bulgaria National Assembly Chairperson Nataliya Kiselova BSP 6 December 2024
Burkina Faso Transitional National Assembly President Ousmane Bougouma non-partisan 11 November 2022
Burundi
(Parliament) 		Senate President Gervais Ndirakobuca CNDD-FDD 5 August 2025
National Assembly President Gelase Ndabirabe CNDD-FDD 7 August 2020
Cambodia
(Parliament) 		Senate President Sen Hun CPP 3 April 2024
National Assembly President Sudary Khuon CPP 22 August 2023
Cameroon
(Parliament) 		Senate President Marcel Niat Njifenji RDPC 12 June 2013
National Assembly President Cavayé Yéguié Djibril RDPC 31 March 1992
Canada
(Parliament) 		Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné non-partisan 16 May 2023
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus Liberal 3 October 2023
Cape Verde National Assembly Speaker Austelino Tavares Correia MpD 19 May 2021
Central African Republic National Assembly President Simplice Sarandji non-partisan 5 May 2021
Chad National Transitional Council President Haroun Kabadi MPS October 2021
Chile
(National Congress) 		Senate President Manuel José Ossandón Renovación Nacional 26 March 2025
Chamber of Deputies President José Miguel Castro Renovación Nacional 7 April 2025
China National People's Congress Chairman Zhao Leji Communist 10 March 2023
Colombia
(Congress) 		Senate President[5] Lidio García Liberal 20 July 2025
Chamber of Representatives President[6] Julián David López Union Party for the People 20 July 2025
Comoros Assembly of the Union Speaker Moustadroine Abdou CRC 3 April 2020
Republic of the Congo Congo-Brazzaville
(Parliament) 		Senate President Pierre Ngolo Party of Labour 12 September 2017
National Assembly President Isidore Mvouba Party of Labour 19 August 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Kinshasa
(Parliament) 		Senate President Modeste Bahati Lukwebo AFDC 5 March 2021
National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe Union for the Congolese Nation 24 May 2024
Costa Rica Legislative Assembly Speaker[7] Rodrigo Arias Sánchez PLN 1 May 2022
Croatia Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković HDZ 5 May 2017
Cuba National Assembly of People's Power President Esteban Lazo Hernández Communist 24 February 2013
Cyprus House of Representatives President Annita Demetriou DISY 10 June 2021
Czech Republic
(Parliament) 		Senate President Miloš Vystrčil ODS 19 February 2020
Chamber of Deputies President Markéta Pekarová Adamová TOP 09 10 November 2021
Denmark Folketing Speaker Søren Gade Venstre 16 November 2022
Djibouti National Assembly President Dileita Mohamed Dileita UMP 5 March 2023
Dominica House of Assembly Speaker Joseph Isaac non-partisan 10 February 2020
Dominican Republic
(Congress) 		Senate President Eduardo Estrella Dominicans for Change 16 August 2020
Chamber of Deputies President Alfredo Pacheco PRM 16 August 2020
East Timor National Parliament President Maria Fernanda Lay Fretilin 22 June 2023
Ecuador National Assembly President Viviana Veloz RC 2 October 2024
Egypt Senate President Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razeq Nation's Future 18 October 2020
House of Representatives Speaker Hanafy Gebali Nation's Future 12 January 2021
El Salvador Legislative Assembly President Ernesto Castro Nuevas Ideas 1 May 2021
Equatorial Guinea
(Parliament) 		Senate President Teresa Efua Asangono PDGE 12 July 2013
Chamber of Deputies President Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu PDGE 12 July 2013
Eritrea National Assembly President Isaias Afwerki PFDJ 24 May 1993
Estonia Riigikogu President Lauri Hussar Estonia 200 10 April 2023
Eswatini
(Parliament) 		Senate President Lindiwe Dlamini non-partisan October 2018
House of Assembly Speaker Jabulani Mabuza non-partisan 6 October 2023
Ethiopia
(Federal Parliamentary Assembly) 		House of Federation Speaker Agegnehu Teshager Prosperity 4 October 2021
House of Peoples' Representatives Speaker Tagesse Chafo Prosperity 18 October 2018
Fiji Parliament Speaker Naiqama Lalabalavu People's Alliance 24 December 2022
Finland Parliament Speaker Jussi Halla-aho Finns Party 20 June 2023
France
(Parliament) 		Senate President Gérard Larcher The Republicans 1 October 2014
National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet LREM 28 June 2022
Gabon
(Parliament) 		Senate President Paulette Missambo UN 18 September 2023
National Assembly President Jean-François Ndongou PDG 15 September 2023
Gambia National Assembly Speaker Fabakary Jatta APRC 17 April 2022
Georgia Parliament Chairperson Shalva Papuashvili Georgian Dream 29 December 2021
Germany
(Federal Assembly) 		Bundesrat President[8] Anke Rehlinger SPD 1 November 2024
Bundestag President Julia Klöckner CDU 25 March 2025
Ghana Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin NDC 7 January 2021
Greece Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas New Democracy 18 July 2019
Grenada
(Parliament) 		Senate President Dessima Williams 31 August 2022
House of Representatives Speaker Leo Cato 31 August 2022
Guatemala Congress President[9] Nery Ramos Blue Party 14 January 2024
Guinea Guinea National Assembly President Amadou Damaro Camara RPG 22 April 2020
Guinea-Bissau National People's Assembly President Domingos Simoes Pereira PAIGC 17 July 2023
Guyana National Assembly Speaker Manzoor Nadir PPP/C 1 September 2020
Haiti
(Parliament) 		Senate President Vacant TBD TBD
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Vacant TBD TBD
Honduras National Congress President Luis Redondo PSH 25 January 2022
Hungary National Assembly Speaker László Kövér Fidesz 6 August 2010
Iceland Althing Speaker Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir Social Democratic Alliance 5 February 2025
India
(Parliament) 		Rajya Sabha Chairperson[1] Jagdeep Dhankhar non-partisan 11 August 2022
Deputy Chairperson Harivansh Narayan Singh JD(U) 9 August 2018
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla BJP 19 June 2019
Indonesia
(People's Consultative Assembly) 		People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Ahmad Muzani Gerindra 4 October 2024
Regional Representative Council Speaker Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin non-partisan 2 October 2024
People's Representative Council Speaker Puan Maharani PDI-P 1 October 2019
Iran Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Progress and Justice 28 May 2020
Assembly of Experts[10] Chairman Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani Combatant Clergy Association 21 May 2024
Iraq Council of Representatives Speaker Muhsin Al-Mandalawi al-Hal 14 November 2023
Ireland
(Oireachtas) 		Seanad Éireann Cathaoirleach Mark Daly Fianna Fáil 12 February 2025
Dáil Éireann Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy non-partisan 18 December 2024
Israel Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana Likud 29 December 2022
Italy
(Parliament) 		Senate President Ignazio La Russa FdI 13 October 2022
Chamber of Deputies President Lorenzo Fontana Lega Nord 14 October 2022
Ivory Coast
(Parliament) 		Senate President Kandia Camara RDR 12 October 2023
National Assembly President Adama Bictogo RHDP 7 June 2022
Jamaica
(Parliament) 		Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson Labour 10 March 2016
House of Representatives Speaker Juliet Holness Labour 26 September 2023
Japan
(National Diet) 		House of Councillors President Masakazu Sekiguchi LDP 11 November 2024
House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga LDP 20 October 2023
Jordan
(Parliament) 		Senate President Faisal al-Fayez non-partisan 25 October 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Ahmed Safadi non-partisan 15 November 2022[11]
Kazakhstan
(Parliament) 		Senate Chairman Mäulen Äşimbaev Nur Otan 4 May 2020
Mazhilis Chairman Erlan Qoşanov Amanat 1 February 2022
Kenya
(Parliament) 		Senate Speaker Amason Kingi Kenya Kwanza 8 September 2022
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula Kenya Kwanza 8 September 2022
Kiribati House of Assembly Speaker Tangariki Reete BKM 22 May 2020
Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Ahmed Al-Sadoun non-partisan 18 October 2022
Kyrgyzstan Supreme Council Chairman Nurlanbek Shakiev Ata-Zhurt 5 October 2022
Laos National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane LPRP 22 March 2021
Latvia Saeima Speaker Daiga Mieriņa LZS 20 September 2023
Lebanon Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Amal 20 October 1992
Lesotho
(Parliament) 		Senate President Tlohang Sekhamane RFP 25 October 2022
National Assembly Speaker Sephiri Motanyane 12 June 2017
Liberia
(Legislature) 		Senate President[1] Jeremiah Koung MDR 22 January 2024
President pro tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence UP 15 January 2024
House of Representatives Speaker Johnathan Koffa CDC 15 January 2024
Libya General National Congress President Nouri Abusahmain non-partisan 4 August 2014
House of Representatives President Aguila Saleh Issa non-partisan 4 August 2014
Liechtenstein Landtag President Manfred Kaufmann VU 10 April 2025
Lithuania Seimas Speaker Saulius Skvernelis DSVL 14 November 2024
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies President Claude Wiseler CSV 21 November 2023
Madagascar
(Parliament) 		Senate President Richard Ravalomanana TGV 14 October 2023
National Assembly President Justin Tokely IRMAR 11 July 2024
Malawi National Assembly Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara Congress 19 June 2019
Malaysia
(Parliament) 		Dewan Negara President Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah GPS–PBB 22 July 2024
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul PH–PKR 19 December 2022
Maldives People's Majlis Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla PNC 28 May 2024
Mali National Assembly President Vacant TBD TBD
Malta House of Representatives Speaker Angelo Farrugia Labour 6 April 2013
Marshall Islands Legislature Speaker Brenson Wase non-partisan 3 January 2024
Mauritania
(Parliament) 		National Assembly President Mohamed Ould Meguett El Insaf 19 June 2023
Mauritius National Assembly Speaker Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra 29 November 2024
Mexico
(Congress) 		Senate of the Republic President[12] Gerardo Fernández Noroña MORENA 1 September 2024
Chamber of Deputies President[13] Sergio Gutiérrez Luna MORENA 7 October 2024
Micronesia Congress Speaker Esmond Moses non-partisan 11 May 2023
Moldova Parliament President Igor Grosu PAS 29 July 2021
Monaco National Council President Thomas Brezzo Priorité Monaco 3 April 2024
Mongolia State Great Khural Chairman Dashzegviin Amarbayasgalan MAN 2 July 2024
Montenegro Parliament President Andrija Mandić NSD 30 October 2023
Morocco
(Parliament) 		House of Councillors President Hakim Benchamach RNI 9 October 2021
House of Representatives President Rachid Talbi Alami RNI 9 October 2021
Mozambique Assembly of the Republic Speaker Margarida Talapa FRELIMO 13 January 2025
Myanmar
(Assembly of the Union) 		House of Nationalities Speaker Vacant TBD TBD
House of Representatives Speaker T Khun Myat Independent 1 March 2018
Namibia
(Parliament) 		National Council Chairperson Lukas Sinimbo Muha SWAPO 15 December 2020
National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi SWAPO 20 March 2015
Nauru Parliament Speaker Marcus Stephen non-partisan 27 August 2019
  Nepal
(Parliament) 		National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal CPN (MC) 12 March 2018
House of Representatives Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire CPN (UML) 19 January 2023
Netherlands
(States General) 		Senate President Jan Anthonie Bruijn VVD 2 July 2019
House of Representatives Speaker Martin Bosma PVV 14 December 2023
New Zealand House of Representatives Speaker Gerry Brownlee National 5 December 2023
Nicaragua National Assembly President Gustavo Porras Cortés FSLN 9 January 2017
Niger National Assembly President Vacant TBD TBD
Nigeria
(National Assembly) 		Senate President Godswill Akpabio APC 13 June 2023
House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas APC 13 June 2023
North Korea Supreme People's Assembly Standing Committee Chairman[14] Ryong-hae Choe WPK 11 April 2019
Chairman In-chol Pak WPK 19 January 2023
North Macedonia Assembly of the Republic President Afrim Gashi Alternativa 28 May 2024
Norway Storting President Masud Gharahkhani Labour 25 November 2021
Oman
(Council) 		Council of State Chairman Yahya bin Mahfoudh al-Mantheri non-partisan 8 March 2004
Consultative Assembly Chairman Khalid Al Mawali non-partisan 29 October 2011
Pakistan
(Parliament) 		Senate Chairman Yusuf Raza Gilani PPP 9 April 2024
National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq PML(N) 1 March 2024
Palau
(National Congress) 		Senate President Hokkons Baules non-partisan 19 January 2017
House of Delegates Speaker Sabino Anastacio non-partisan 17 January 2013
Palestine Legislative Council Speaker Aziz Dweik Hamas 29 March 2006
Panama National Assembly President[15] Dana Castañeda RM 1 July 2024
Papua New Guinea National Parliament Speaker Job Pomat non-partisan 2 August 2017
Paraguay
(Congress) 		Senate President[16] Silvio Ovelar ANR 1 July 2023
Chamber of Deputies Speaker[17] Raúl Luís Latorre ANR 1 July 2023
Peru Congress of the Republic President[18] Eduardo Salhuana APP 26 July 2024
Philippines
(Congress) 		Senate President Francis Escudero NPC 20 May 2024
House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez Lakas–CMD 25 July 2022
Poland
(National Assembly) 		Senate Marshal Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska Civic Platform 13 November 2023
Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia Poland 2050 13 November 2023
Portugal Assembly of the Republic President José Pedro Aguiar-Branco Social Democrat 27 March 2024
Qatar Consultative Assembly Chairman Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim non-partisan 27 October 2021
Romania
(Parliament) 		Senate President Nicolae Ciucă National Liberal Party 13 June 2023
Chamber of Deputies President Alfred Simonis (acting) Social Democratic Party 15 June 2023
Russia
(Federal Assembly) 		Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko United Russia 21 September 2011
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin United Russia 5 October 2016
Rwanda
(Parliament) 		Senate President Augustin Iyamuremye Social Democratic 17 October 2019
Chamber of Deputies President Donatille Mukabalisa Liberal 5 October 2013
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly Speaker Lanien Blanchette SKNLP 25 October 2022
Saint Lucia
(Parliament) 		Senate President Alvina Reynolds SLP 24 November 2022
House of Assembly Speaker Claudius Francis SLP 17 August 2021
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly Speaker Rochelle Forde Unity Labour 30 November 2020
Samoa Legislative Assembly Speaker Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau FAST 24 May 2021
San Marino Grand and General Council Captains Regent[19] Francesca Civerchia PDCS 1 October 2024
Dalibor Riccardi Libera
São Tomé and Príncipe National Assembly Speaker Celmira Sacramento ADI 8 November 2022
Saudi Arabia Consultative Assembly Speaker Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh non-partisan 28 February 2009
Senegal National Assembly President Malick Ndiaye PASTEF 2 December 2024
Serbia National Assembly President Ana Brnabić SNS 20 March 2024
Seychelles National Assembly Speaker Roger Mancienne LDS 29 October 2020
Sierra Leone Parliament Speaker Abass Bundu SLPP 25 April 2018
Singapore Parliament Speaker Seah Kian Peng PAP 2 August 2023
Slovakia National Council Speaker Peter Pellegrini Hlas–SD 25 October 2023
Slovenia
(Parliament) 		National Council President Marko Lotrič non-partisan 19 December 2022
National Assembly Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič GS 13 May 2022
Solomon Islands National Parliament Speaker Patteson Oti OUR Party 15 May 2019
Somalia
(Federal Parliament) 		Senate Speaker Abdi Hashim Abdelahi non-partisan 22 January 2017
House of the People Speaker Aden Madobe non-partisan 28 April 2022
South Africa
(Parliament) 		National Council of Provinces Chairperson Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane ANC 15 June 2024
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza ANC 14 June 2024
South Korea National Assembly Speaker Won-shik Woo non-partisan 5 June 2024
South Sudan
(National Legislature) 		Council of States Speaker Joseph Bol Chan SPLM 5 August 2011
National Legislative Assembly Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba SPLM 2 August 2021
Spain
(Cortes Generales) 		Senate President Pedro Rollán PP 17 August 2023
Congress of Deputies President Francina Armengol PSOE 17 August 2023
Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne NPP 17 December 2024
Sudan Transitional Legislative Council Speaker Vacant TBA TBA
Suriname National Assembly Chairperson Ashwin Adhin NDP 28 June 2025
Sweden Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlén Moderates 24 September 2018
 Switzerland
(Federal Assembly) 		Council of States President[20] Andrea Caroni FDP/PLR 2 December 2024
National Council President[21] Maja Riniker FDP/PLR 2 December 2024
Syria People's Council Speaker Vacant TBD TBD
Tajikistan
(Supreme Assembly) 		National Assembly Chairman Rustam Emomali PDP 17 April 2020
Assembly of Representatives Chairman Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda PDP 17 March 2020
Tanzania National Assembly Speaker Tulia Ackson CCM 6 January 2022
Thailand
(National Assembly) 		National Assembly President[22] Wan Muhamad Noor Matha Prachachat 5 July 2023
Senate President Mongkol Surasajja non-partisan 26 July 2024
House of Representatives Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha Prachachat 5 July 2023
Togo National Assembly President Kodjo Adedze UNIR 14 June 2024
Tonga Legislative Assembly Speaker Fatafehi Fakafanua non-partisan 18 December 2017
Trinidad and Tobago
(Parliament) 		Senate President Wade Mark non-partisan 23 May 2025
House of Representatives Speaker Jagdeo Singh non-partisan 23 May 2025
Tunisia
(Parliament) 		National Council of Regions and Districts President Imed Derbali non-partisan 19 April 2024
Assembly of the Representatives of the People President Ibrahim Bouderbala non-partisan 13 March 2023
Turkey Grand National Assembly Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş AKP 7 June 2023
Turkmenistan Assembly Chairwoman Dünýägözel Gulmanowa TDP 6 April 2023
Tuvalu Parliament Speaker Samuelu Teo non-partisan 20 September 2019
Uganda Parliament Speaker Anita Among NRM 25 March 2022
Ukraine Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk Servant of the People 8 October 2021
United Arab Emirates Federal National Council Speaker Saqr Ghobash non-partisan 14 November 2019
United Kingdom
(Parliament) 		House of Lords Lord Speaker John McFall non-partisan 1 May 2021
House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle non-partisan 4 November 2019
United States
(Congress) 		Senate President[1] JD Vance Republican Party 20 January 2025
President pro tempore Chuck Grassley Republican Party 3 January 2025
House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson Republican Party 25 October 2023
Uruguay
(General Assembly) 		Senate President[1] Carolina Cosse FA 1 March 2025
Chamber of Deputies President[23] Sebastián Valdomir FA 15 February 2025
Uzbekistan
(Oliy Majlis) 		Senate Chairwoman Tanzila Norbaeva non-partisan 21 June 2019
Legislative Chamber Chairman Nuriddinjon Ismailov Oʻzlidep 12 January 2015
Vanuatu Parliament Speaker Stephen Dorrick Felix LPV 11 February 2025
Vatican City Pontifical Commission President Raffaella Petrini non-partisan 1 March 2025
College of Cardinals[24] Dean Giovanni Battista Re non-partisan 18 January 2020
Venezuela National Assembly President[25] Jorge Rodríguez PSUV 5 January 2021
Dinorah Figuera (disputed) Justice First 5 January 2023
Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Đình Huệ Vương Communist 31 March 2021
Yemen House of Representatives Speaker Sultan al-Barakani GPC 13 April 2019
Zambia National Assembly Speaker Nelly Mutti UPND 3 September 2021
Zimbabwe
(Parliament) 		Senate President Mabel Chinomona ZANU-PF 11 September 2018
House of Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda ZANU-PF 3 September 2013

States recognised by at least one United Nations member

State Assembly Title Name Party Assumed office
Abkhazia People's Assembly Speaker Lasha Ashuba non-partisan 12 April 2022
Kosovo Assembly Chairperson Glauk Konjufca Vetëvendosje 22 March 2021
Northern Cyprus Assembly of the Republic Speaker Zorlu Töre UBP 7 March 2022
South Ossetia Parliament Speaker Alan Margiev Nykhaz 24 June 2024
Republic of China (Taiwan) Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu KMT 1 February 2024
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic National Council President Hamma Salama Polisario Front 16 March 2020

States not recognised by any United Nations members and governments in exile

State Assembly Title Name Party Assumed office
Somaliland
(Parliament) 		House of Elders Speaker Suleiman Mahmud Adam non-partisan 24 August 2004
House of Representatives Speaker Abdirizak Khalif Waddani 3 August 2021
Central Tibetan Administration Parliament Speaker Pema Jungney non-partisan 1 December 2018
Transnistria Supreme Council Speaker Aleksandr Korshunov Renewal 6 February 2019
Syrian Salvation Government General Shura Council President Mustafa al-Mousa Tahir al-Sham 24 April 2020

Autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories

Region or territory Country Assembly Title Name Assumed office
 Adjara  Georgia Supreme Council Chairperson Davit Gabaidze 28 November 2016
 Åland  Finland Legislative Assembly Speaker Roger Nordlund 4 November 2019
 Alderney  United Kingdom States President William Tate 28 June 2019
American Samoa
(Fono) 		United States Senate President Tuaolo Fruean 8 January 2021
House of Representatives Speaker Savali Talavou Ale 4 January 2007
Anguilla United Kingdom House of Assembly Speaker Tara Carter 11 March 2025
Aosta Valley Italy Regional Council President Alberto Bertin 20 October 2020
Aruba Netherlands Estates President Edgar Vrolijk 8 July 2021
Ascension Island United Kingdom Island Council Governor Philip Rushbrook 4 May 2019
Administrator Nigel Phillips 13 August 2022
Azores Portugal Legislative Assembly President Luís Garcia 16 November 2020
Bangsamoro Philippines Parliament Speaker Pangalian Balindong 29 March 2019
Basque Country Spain Parliament President Bakartxo Tejeria 20 November 2012
Bermuda
(Parliament) 		United Kingdom Senate President Joan Dillas-Wright 8 September 2017
House of Assembly Speaker Dennis Lister 2017
Bougainville Papua New Guinea House of Representatives Speaker Simon Pentanu 15 June 2015
British Virgin Islands United Kingdom House of Assembly Speaker Corine George-Massicote 26 May 2022
Catalonia Spain Parliament President Josep Rull 10 June 2024
Cayman Islands United Kingdom Parliament Speaker Ezzard Miller 6 May 2025
Cook Islands New Zealand Parliament Speaker Tai Tura 22 March 2021
Corsica France Assembly President Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis 1 July 2021
Curaçao Netherlands Estates President Charetti America-Francisca 11 May 2021
Falkland Islands United Kingdom Legislative Assembly Speaker Keith Biles 27 February 2009
Faroe Islands Denmark Løgting Speaker Bjørt Samuelsen 22 December 2022
Flanders Belgium Parliament Speaker Liesbeth Homans 2 October 2019
French Polynesia France Assembly President Antony Géros 11 May 2023
Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy Regional Council President Mauro Bordin
Gagauzia Moldova People's Assembly Chairperson Dmitrii Constantinov 4 February 2022
Galicia Spain Parliament President Miguel Ángel Santalices Vieira 26 January 2016
Gibraltar United Kingdom Parliament Speaker Karen Ramagge Prescott 10 November 2023
Greenland Denmark Inatsisartut Speaker Hans Enoksen 16 April 2021
Guam United States Legislature Speaker Therese M. Terlaje 4 January 2021
Guernsey United Kingdom States Bailiff Richard McMahon 12 May 2020
Hong Kong China Legislative Council President Andrew Leung 12 October 2016
Iraqi Kurdistan Iraq Parliament Speaker Rewaz Fayeq 11 July 2019
Isle of Man
(Tynwald) 		United Kingdom Tynwald President Laurence Skelly 20 July 2021
Legislative Council
House of Keys Speaker Juan Watterson 27 September 2016
Jersey United Kingdom States Assembly Bailiff Tim Le Cocq 17 October 2019
Karakalpakstan Uzbekistan Jokargi Kenes Chairperson Amanbai Orynbaev 26 August 2022
Macau China Legislative Assembly President Hoi In Kou 17 July 2019
Madeira Portugal Legislative Assembly President José Manuel Rodrigues 15 October 2019
Montserrat United Kingdom Legislative Assembly Speaker Teresina Bodkin 17 December 2019
Nakhchivan Azerbaijan Supreme Assembly Chairperson Anar Ibrahimov 5 October 2023
New Caledonia France Congress President Roch Wamytan 24 May 2019
Northern Ireland United Kingdom Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots 3 February 2024
Northern Mariana Islands
(Commonwealth Legislature) 		United States Senate President Edith DeLeon Guerrero 9 January 2023
House of Representatives Speaker Edmund Villagomez 13 January 2021
Niue New Zealand Assembly Speaker Hima Douglas 11 June 2020
Pitcairn Islands United Kingdom Island Council Mayor Simon Young 1 January 2023
Puerto Rico
(Legislative Assembly) 		United States Senate President José Luis Dalmau 23 February 2021
House of Representatives Speaker Tatito Hernández 2 January 2021
Saint Barthélemy France Territorial Council President Xavier Lédée 3 April 2022
Saint Helena United Kingdom Legislative Council Speaker John Cranfield 8 March 2019
Saint Martin France Territorial Council President Daniel Gibbs 2 April 2017
Saint Pierre and Miquelon France Territorial Council President Bernard Briand 13 October 2020
Sardinia Italy Regional Council President Michele Pais 9 April 2019
Sark United Kingdom Chief Pleas Speaker Arthur Rolfe
Scotland United Kingdom Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone 13 May 2021
Sicily Italy Regional Assembly Presiding Officer Gianfranco Miccichè 5 November 2017
Sint Maarten Netherlands Estates President William Marlin 25 September 2019
South Tyrol Italy Landtag President Josef Noggler 25 January 2019
Tokelau New Zealand General Fono Speaker Kelihiano Kalolo 13 March 2023
Tobago Trinidad and Tobago House of Assembly Presiding Officer Abby Taylor 9 December 2021
Tristan da Cunha United Kingdom Island Council Administrator Philip Kendall[26] September 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands United Kingdom Parliament Speaker Gordon Burton 5 March 2021
U.S. Virgin Islands United States Legislature President Novelle Francis 9 January 2023
Vojvodina Serbia Assembly President Momo Čolaković 6 November 2023
Wales United Kingdom Parliament Presiding Officer Elin Jones 11 May 2016
Wallis and Futuna France Territorial Assembly President Munipoese Muliʻakaʻaka 25 March 2022
Wallonia Belgium Parliament President Jean-Claude Marcourt 13 September 2019

Sui generis entities

Entity Assembly Title Name Assumed office
European Union Council of Ministers Presidents[27] Belgium 1 January 2024
Parliament President Roberta Metsola 11 January 2022
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Council Complete of State Grand Commander Ludwig von Rumerstein 31 May 2014
Chapter General Grand Master Matthew Festing 11 March 2008

International organisations

There are several international parliaments, some that are directly elected and some that are appointed from among member states respective legislatures in the form of an inter-parliamentary institution.

Organisation Assembly Title Name Assumed office
European Union African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Parliamentary Assembly President[28] Netty Baldeh 21 October 2015
African Parliamentary Union Parliament President Rachid Talbi Alami 4 November 2014
African Union Parliament President Roger Nkodo Dang 27 May 2015
Andean Community Parliament President Cristina Reyes Hidalgo 14 July 2023
Arab League Parliament Speaker Abdel Al Asoomi October 2020
Asia Cooperation Dialogue Parliamentary Assembly President Nayyar Hussain Bukhari 9 December 2013
Benelux Benelux Union Parliament President Gusty Graas 1 January 2019
British–Irish Council Parliamentary Assembly Co-chair(s) Frank Feighan
Laurence Robertson 		21 October 2014
1 December 2011
Central American Integration System Parliament President Silvia García Polanco October 2021
European Union Cotonou Partnership Joint Parliamentary Assembly Co-president(s) Carlos Zorrinho
Peter Kenilorea
Commonwealth of Independent States Interparliamentary Assembly Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko 21 September 2011
Commonwealth of Nations Parliamentary Association President Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury 9 October 2014
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Parliament President Gabriela Rivadeneira 16 February 2016
Council of the Baltic Sea States Assembly President[29] Jānis Vucāns 1 January 2016
Council of Europe Assembly President iliane Maury Pasquier July 2018
East African Community Legislative Assembly Speaker Daniel Kidega 19 December 2014
European Union Eastern Partnership Parliamentary Assembly Co-president(s) Victor Dolidze
Marian Lupu 		17 March 2015
16 February 2016
Economic Community of Central African States Parliament President[30] Santiago Nchama 4 June 2015
Economic Community of West African States Parliament Speaker Moustapha Cissé 4 February 2016
France Assembly of French Citizens Abroad Assembly President Hélène Degryse 5 December 2021
Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly President Saber Hossain Chowdhury 16 October 2014
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie International Organisation of La Francophonie Parliamentary Assembly President François Paradis
European Union Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit Parliamentary Assembly Co-president(s) Ramón Jáuregui Atondo
Roberto Requião 		6 May 2015
6 May 2015
Mercosur Parliament President Jorge Taiana 1 January 2016
Nordic Council Parliamentary Assembly President[31] Henrik Dam Kristensen 2016
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Assembly President Michał Szczerba 3 October 2023
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Gigi Tsereteli November 2017
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Parliamentary Union Secretary General Mouhamed Khouraichi Niass
Turkic Council Parliamentary Assembly Chairperson Baktykozha Izmukhambetov 28 March 2016
European Union Union for the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly President Lhou Lmarbouh 8 January 2016
United Nations General Assembly President[32] Dennis Francis 5 September 2023

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Advisory body
  1. ^ a b c d e f The Vice President is the ex officio presiding officer.
  2. ^ President of the Austrian Federal Council rotates every six months.
  3. ^ Chairperson of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates every eight months among the three members of the Collegium.
  4. ^ Chairperson of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates every eight months among the three members of the Collegium.
  5. ^ President of the Colombian Senate rotates annually.
  6. ^ President of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
  7. ^ Speaker of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly rotates annually.
  8. ^ President of the German Bundesrat rotates annually.
  9. ^ President of the Guatemalan Congress rotates annually.
  10. ^ An electoral college.
  11. ^ "MP Ahmad Safadi elected Lower House Speaker". Jordan Times. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  12. ^ President of the Mexican Senate rotates annually.
  13. ^ President of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies rotates annually.
  14. ^ Chairman of the SPA Standing Committee is the ex officio presiding officer.
  15. ^ President of the Panamian National Assembly rotates annually.
  16. ^ President of the Paraguayan Senate is elected annually.
  17. ^ President of the Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies is elected annually.
  18. ^ President of the Peruvian Congress rotates annually.
  19. ^ Sammarinese Captains Regent rotate every six months.
  20. ^ President of the Swiss Council of States rotates annually.
  21. ^ President of the Swiss National Council rotates annually.
  22. ^ Speaker of the House of Representatives is the ex officio presiding officer.
  23. ^ President of the Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
  24. ^ An electoral college.
  25. ^ President of the Venezuelan National Assembly rotates annually.
  26. ^ "Philip Kendall sworn-in as Tristan Administrator".
  27. ^ The European President of the Council of Ministers rotates every six months.
  28. ^ The ACP Assembly President rotates biannually.
  29. ^ The Baltic Assembly President rotates annually.
  30. ^ The CEMAC Parliament President rotates annually
  31. ^ The Nordic Assembly President rotates annually.
  32. ^ The UNGA President rotates annually.
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