Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone

The Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone is the presiding officer of Parliament of Sierra Leone. The speaker is the overall leader of Parliament, and is directly elected by sitting members of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone. Like other members of Parliament, the speaker is addressed as the Honourable.

The Speaker is given the constitutional power to preside over Parliament. Further, they call Members of Parliament into session, and discipline members who break the rules of Parliament. The first Speaker of the Sierra Leonean House of Parliament was the Honourable Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston who served from 1957 to 1962.

Per the Constitution, the speaker is elected either among MPs who have served for no less than five years, or non-MPs who have been eligible to stand for no less than 10 years, and must be at least 40 years of age.

List of speakers

Name Took office Left office NotesSir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston19571962Sir Banja Tejan-Sie19621967Sir Emile Luke19681973Justice Percy Davies19731977Justice Singer Betts19771986William Niaka Stephen Conteh1986May 1992In abeyance, military juntaMay 19921996Justice Sheku Mohamed Fadril Kutubu1996May 1997Hon.Umaro S Timbo May 1997February 1998Justice Sheku Mohamed Fadril KutubuFebruary 19982000Justice Edmund Cowan20002007Justice Abel Nathaniel Bankole Stronge25 September 200719 November 2013Sheku Badara Bashiru Dumbuya19 November 20132018Abass Bundu25 April 20182 May 2024 Segepoh Solomon Thomas2 May 2024Incumbent

References

External links http://www.thisissierraleone.com/sierra-leone-re-the-speaker-of-parliament-by-dr-abdulai-o-conteh/