List of female speakers of national and territorial lower houses

This list presents female speakers of national and territorial lower houses of their respective countries or territories. The lower house is one of two chambers in a bicameral legislature. The lower house has more power than the upper house. It usually has the power to impeach the executive in presidential republics or remove the prime minister in semi-presidential republics. Its members are elected by popular votes, compared to the upper house members who are usually appointed.

National

NameImage Country Legislative Body Mandate start Mandate end Term lengthRagnhildur HelgadóttirLower House of the AlthingMarta Andrade del RosalChamber of DeputiesLuz María Zaleta de ElsnerChamber of DeputiesAnnemarie RengerBundestagMaría Aurelia de la Cruz Espinosa OrtegaChamber of DeputiesConcepción Rivera CentenoChamber of DeputiesElisabeth BlunschyNational CouncilNilde IottiChamber of DeputiesLidia Gueiler TejadaChamber of DeputiesBeatriz Paredes RangelChamber of DeputiesJeanne SauvéHouse of CommonsHedi LangNational CouncilIrma Cué SarquisChamber of DeputiesLuz Lajous de MadrazoChamber of DeputiesLindsay BoldenHouse of AssemblyElba Esther GordilloChamber of DeputiesJoan ChildHouse of RepresentativesRita SüssmuthBundestagSocorro Díaz PalaciosChamber of DeputiesMaría MaluendaChamber of DeputiesMaría Claudia Esqueda LlanesChamber of DeputiesOccah SeapaulHouse of RepresentativesBetty BoothroydHouse of CommonsMaría de los Ángeles MorenoChamber of DeputiesLaura Garza GalindoChamber of DeputiesTakako DoiHouse of RepresentativesGret HallerNational CouncilBridgett HarrisHouse of RepresentativesIrene PivettiChamber of DeputiesFrene GinwalaNational AssemblyJudith StammNational CouncilViolet NeilsonHouse of RepresentativesRome Italia JohnsonHouse of AssemblyCarlota Vargas GarzaChamber of DeputiesSofía Valencia AbundisChamber of DeputiesRosario Guerra DíazChamber of DeputiesSara Muza SimónChamber of DeputiesSylvia FloresHouse of RepresentativesTrix HeberleinNational CouncilJeltje van NieuwenhovenTweede KamerGloria LavaraChamber of DeputiesNtlhoi MotsamaiNational AssemblyNancy Patricia GutiérrezChamber of RepresentativesRafaela AlburquerqueChamber of DeputiesLuisa Fernanda RudiCongress of DeputiesElizabeth ZabanehHouse of RepresentativesLiliane Maury PasquierNational CouncilAdriana Muñoz D'AlboraChamber of DeputiesIsabel AllendeChamber of DeputiesGiselle Isaac-ArrindellHouse of RepresentativesBaleka MbeteNational AssemblyZulema Jattin CorralesChamber of RepresentativesNora CastroChamber of DeputiesThérèse MeyerNational CouncilMarcela González SalasChamber of DeputiesBarbara PrammerNational CouncilChristine EgerszegiNational CouncilGerdi VerbeetTweede KamerNancy PelosiHouse of RepresentativesSarah Flood-BeaubrunHouse of AssemblyPatricia EttehHouse of RepresentativesMaría Elena Álvarez BernalChamber of DeputiesRuth ZavaletaChamber of DeputiesDiloram TashmukhamedovaLegislative ChamberFahmida MirzaNational AssemblyRosemary Husbands-MathurinHouse of AssemblyGwen Mahlangu-NkabindeNational AssemblyRose MukantabanaChamber of DeputiesChiara Simoneschi-CortesiNational CouncilRoberta AnastaseChamber of DeputiesMeira KumarLok SabhaIvonne PassadaChamber of DeputiesAlejandra SepúlvedaChamber of DeputiesMiroslava NěmcováChamber of DeputiesMarisa Dalrymple-PhilibertHouse of RepresentativesEwa KopaczSejmBetty TejadaChamber of DeputiesAnouchka van MiltenburgTweede KamerAnna BurkeHouse of RepresentativesMaya GrafNational CouncilLaura BoldriniChamber of DeputiesDonatille MukabalisaChamber of DeputiesBronwyn BishopHouse of RepresentativesChristine RazanamahasoaNational AssemblySumitra MahajanLok SabhaDoris BuresNational CouncilGabriela MontañoChamber of DeputiesMałgorzata Kidawa-BłońskaSejmBorjana KrištoHouse of RepresentativesBridgid Annisette-GeorgeHouse of RepresentativesChrista MarkwalderNational CouncilKhadija AribTweede KamerLeonne Theodore-JohnHouse of AssemblyAna Pastor JuliánCongress of DeputiesLucía MedinaChamber of DeputiesLaura Tucker-LongsworthHouse of RepresentativesGuadalupe Murguía GutiérrezChamber of DeputiesElisabeth KöstingerNational CouncilMuferiat KamilHouse of Peoples' Representatives Maya Fernández AllendeChamber of DeputiesGülşat MämmedowaAssemblyIn 2021–2023, the Parliament of Turkmenistan was bicameral.Gloria Macapagal ArroyoHouse of RepresentativesMarina Carobbio GuscettiNational CouncilFawzia ZainalHouse of RepresentativesCecilia BottinoChamber of RepresentativesJeannine MabundaNational AssemblyMeritxell BatetCongress of DeputiesThandi ModiseNational AssemblyElżbieta WitekSejmLaura Rojas HernándezChamber of DeputiesPuan MaharaniHouse of RepresentativesIncumbentIsabelle MoretNational CouncilDulce María Sauri RianchoChamber of DeputiesEliane TillieuxChamber of RepresentativesValerie WoodsHouse of RepresentativesIncumbentVera BergkampTweede KamerJennifer AriasChamber of RepresentativesNosiviwe Mapisa-NqakulaNational AssemblyPatricia DeveauxHouse of AssemblyIncumbentBärbel BasBundestagMarkéta Pekarová AdamováChamber of DeputiesIrène KälinNational CouncilUrška Klakočar ZupančičNational AssemblyYaël Braun-PivetNational AssemblyIncumbentCecilia MoreauChamber of DeputiesNoemí Luna AyalaChamber of DeputiesFrancina ArmengolCongress of DeputiesIncumbentKhuon SudaryNational AssemblyIncumbentMarcela Guerra CastilloChamber of DeputiesJuliet HolnessHouse of RepresentativesIncumbentRoelien KammingaHouse of RepresentativesAna OliveraChamber of DeputiesKarol CariolaChamber of DeputiesThoko DidizaNational AssemblyIncumbentGertrude KazarwaChamber of DeputiesIncumbentIfigenia Martínez y HernándezChamber of DeputiesMaja RinikerNational CouncilVerona MurphyDáil ÉireannIncumbentSaara KuugongelwaNational AssemblyIncumbentJulia KlöcknerBundestagIncumbentKenia López RabadánChamber of DeputiesKhalida BoufedechePeople's National AssemblyIncumbent

Territorial

Name Image Territory Legislative Body Mandate start Mandate end Term lengthMaría L. Gómez GarrigaHouse of Representatives?Zaida Cucusa HernándezHouse of RepresentativesJenniffer GonzálezHouse of Representatives

See also Bicameralism List of current presidents of legislatures List of legislatures by country Lower House Parliament Speaker (politics)