Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly

Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
File:Michael Atkinson Portrait 2008.JPG Incumbent Michael Atkinson

The Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the South Australian House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia. The other presiding officer is the President of the South Australian Legislative Council.

The current Speaker is Michael Atkinson of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party.

List of Speakers

Order	Member	Party	Term commence	Term end	Term in office
1	George Strickland Kingston		22 April 1857 (1857-04-22)	22 March 1860 (1860-03-22)
2	George Charles Hawker		27 April 1860 (1860-04-27)	28 February 1865 (1865-02-28)
3	George Strickland Kingston		31 March 1865 (1865-03-31)	26 November 1880 (1880-11-26)
4	Robert Dalrymple Ross		2 June 1881 (1881-06-02)	27 December 1887 (1887-12-27)
5	John Cox Bray		31 May 1888 (1888-05-31)	5 June 1890 (1890-06-05)
6	Jenkin Coles		5 June 1890 (1890-06-05)	17 November 1911 (1911-11-17)
7	Harry Jackson	United Labor Party	17 November 1911 (1911-11-17)	18 March 1912 (1912-03-18)	days
8	Laurence O'Loughlin	Liberal Union	19 March 1912 (1912-03-19)	7 July 1915 (1915-07-07)
9	Frederick Coneybeer	United Labor Party National Party	8 July 1915 (1915-07-08)	9 April 1921 (1921-04-09)
10	Richard Butler	Liberal Union/ Liberal Federation	21 July 1921 (1921-07-21)	5 April 1924 (1924-04-05)
11	John McInnes	Australian Labor Party (SA)	24 July 1924 (1924-07-24)	27 August 1926 (1926-08-27)
12	Frederick Birrell	Australian Labor Party	31 August 1926 (1926-08-31)	16 May 1927 (1927-05-16)	days
13	George Laffer	Liberal Federation	17 May 1927 (1927-05-17)	26 May 1930 (1930-05-26)
14	Eric Shepherd	Australian Labor Party/ Parliamentary Labor Party	27 May 1930 (1930-05-27)	7 April 1933 (1933-04-07)
15	Robert Nicholls	Liberal and Country League	6 July 1933 (1933-07-06)	2 March 1956 (1956-03-02)
16	Berthold Teusner	Liberal and Country League	9 May 1956 (1956-05-09)	11 April 1962 (1962-04-11)
17	Tom Stott	Independent	12 April 1962 (1962-04-12)	13 May 1965 (1965-05-13)
18	Lindsay Riches	Australian Labor Party	13 May 1965 (1965-05-13)	15 April 1968 (1968-04-15)
19	Tom Stott	Independent	16 April 1968 (1968-04-16)	29 May 1970 (1970-05-29)
20	Reg Hurst	Australian Labor Party	14 July 1970 (1970-07-14)	31 March 1973 (1973-03-31)
21	John Ryan	Australian Labor Party	19 June 1973 (1973-06-19)	11 July 1975 (1975-07-11)
22	Ted Connelly	Independent	5 August 1975 (1975-08-05)	16 September 1977 (1977-09-16)
23	Gil Langley	Australian Labor Party	6 October 1977 (1977-10-06)	11 October 1979 (1979-10-11)
24	Bruce Eastick	Liberal Party of Australia (SA)	11 October 1979 (1979-10-11)	7 December 1982 (1982-12-07)
25	Terry McRae	Australian Labor Party	8 December 1982 (1982-12-08)	11 February 1986 (1986-02-11)
26	John Trainer	Australian Labor Party	11 February 1986 (1986-02-11)	8 February 1990 (1990-02-08)
27	Norm Peterson	Independent Labor	8 February 1990 (1990-02-08)	10 December 1993 (1993-12-10)
28	Graham Gunn	Liberal Party of Australia	11 February 1994 (1994-02-11)	2 December 1997 (1997-12-02)
29	John Oswald	Liberal Party of Australia	2 December 1997 (1997-12-02)	8 February 2002 (2002-02-08)
30	Peter Lewis	Independent	5 March 2002 (2002-03-05)	4 April 2005 (2005-04-04)
31	Bob Such	Independent	4 April 2005 (2005-04-04)	26 March 2006 (2006-03-26)	days
32	Jack Snelling	Australian Labor Party	27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)	25 March 2010 (2010-03-25)
33	Lyn Breuer	Australian Labor Party	6 May 2010 (2010-05-06)	5 February 2013 (2013-02-05)
34	Michael Atkinson	Australian Labor Party	5 February 2013 (2013-02-05)	incumbent

References

• Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 - 2007

External links

• Speakers of the House of Assembly. Parliament of South Australia.