The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is elected by the majority party in the House of Assembly in consultation with the Opposition, when the House first meets after a General Election.
Speakers of the House of Assembly
Below is the list of office-holders:
NameEntered officeLeft officeHon. N. S. Nanton25 May 196114 September 1961Hon. Emanuel Fatima Adams11 October 196223 May 1966Hon. Othniel Rudolph Sylvester, CMG, QCCaribbean Court of Justice15 September 196616 March 1967Hon. Charles St. Clair Dacon26 July 19671970Hon. Edward Alexander Clavier Hughes21 May 197020 August 1970Hon. Joseph Lambert Eustace4 May 19721974Hon. Arthur T. Woods2 January 19751979Hon. Edward Alexander Clavier Hughes27 October 197924 July 1981Hon. Dennie Wilson17 August 198212 April 1984Hon. Olin J. B. Dennie23 August 19841 August 1985Hon. L. A. Douglas Williams21 November 198523 March 1989Hon. Emanuel Fatima Adams13 June 198914 February 1991Hon. Montgomery Maule3 June 199112 March 1998Hon. Nolwyn McDowall9 July 199811 January 2001Hon. Hendrick AlexanderSpeaker Alexander was re-elected on 29 December 2005IPU Election Guide17 April 200128 December 2015Hon. Jomo Sanga Thomas29 December 201526 March 2020Hon. Carlos James27 March 202029 November 2020Hon. Rochelle Forde30 November 202023 December 2025Hon. Ronnia Durham-Balcombe23 December 2025Present
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