The Speaker is the presiding officer of the National Assembly in Guyana. The post was created in 1966 when the National Assembly came into being, although previous legislatures including the Legislative Council, House of Assembly, and the Legislative Assembly also had Speakers.

The position of Speaker was introduced in 1953 following constitutional reforms that created the House of Assembly. The Speaker was initially appointed by the Governor, but following the 1961 constitutional reforms, was elected by members of the legislature. The first elected Speaker, Rahman Baccus Gajraj, was not a member of the Legislative Assembly. The second, Aubrey Percival Alleyne, was a member of the House of Assembly, and after election as Speaker, resigned from his role as an elected member and was replaced by the next person on the party's list.

The Speaker initially wore a full-bottomed wig and ceremonial gown, with the practice ceasing in 1969. The Speaker's Chair was a gift from the Government of India on 15 November 1966 to celebrate Guyanese independence.Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006 Parliament of Guyana

List of speakers NameEntered officeLeft officeNotesHouse of AssemblyEustace Gordon Woolford7 April 195321 December 1953Interim Legislative CouncilEustace Gordon Woolford5 January 195429 June 1957Legislative CouncilDonald Edward Jackson21 August 195718 July 1961Legislative AssemblyRahman Baccus Gajraj5 October 196125 September 1964House of AssemblyAubrey Percival Alleyne31 December 196426 May 1966National AssemblyAubrey Percival Alleyne26 May 19664 August 1967Rahman Baccus Gajraj16 February 19684 January 1971Sase Narain4 January 197110 June 1992Derek Chunilall Jagan17 December 199215 October 2000Martin Zephyr23 October 200015 February 2001Hari Narayen Ramkaran4 May 200112 January 2012Raphael Trotman12 January 201210 June 2015Barton Scotland10 June 20151 September 2020Manzoor Nadir1 September 2020Incumbent

Note Jagan died in office. Deputy speaker, Clarissa Riehl, served as acting speaker 15–23 October 2000 until a successor was elected.

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