Speaker of Toronto City Council

The speaker of Toronto City Council chairs meetings of Toronto City Council. The position is delegated the authority to preside over council from the mayor of Toronto, who is the head of council.

Speaker of Toronto City Council
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Incumbent
Frances Nunziata
since 2010
Toronto City Council
StyleMister/Madam Speaker
Reports toToronto City Council
SeatToronto City Hall
AppointerDirect election
by members of Toronto City Council
Term length4 years;
renewable
Inaugural holderSandra Bussin
Formation2006
Websitewww.toronto.ca/council
Toronto City Council chamber

The position was recommended by the council-appointed three-member volunteer advisory panel and its report "The City We Want – the Government We Need" in 2005. Before recommendations from the report was accepted, the mayor was the presiding officer during council meetings.

The position, along with the deputy speaker, is chosen by a vote of city council members. The mayor retains the right to chair city council meetings and can take the chair at any time. However, in practice, this is reserved for ceremonial or other significant occasions, and the speaker and deputy speaker normally preside.

In the absence of the speaker or deputy speaker, the deputy mayor can also preside over a meeting of city council. The speaker and deputy speaker are elected for a four-year term and can only be removed by a two-thirds vote of city council.

Speakers of Toronto City Council
No. Name Term Ward as councillor
1 Sandra Bussin 2006–2010 32 Beaches–East York
2 Frances Nunziata[1] 2010–present 5 York South—Weston

(ward 11 prior to 2018)

Deputy speakers of Toronto City Council
No. Name Term Ward as councillor
1 Gloria Lindsay Luby 2006–2010 4 Etobicoke–Centre
2 John Parker 2010–2014 26 Don Valley West
3 Shelley Carroll[2] 2014–April 2018 33 Don Valley East
4 Glenn De Baeremaeker[3] April 2018–December 2018 38 Scarborough Centre
5 Shelley Carroll[4][1] December 2018–present 17 Don Valley North

References
  1. "Mayor John Tory calls on smaller city council to 'work together'". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  2. "Toronto councillor Shelley Carroll resigning to run for provincial Liberals". CityNews. April 5, 2018.
  3. Toronto City Clerk [@TorontoCouncil] (April 25, 2018). "City Council has elected Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker for the position of Deputy Speaker for the remainder of the term #tocouncil" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "Nunziata acclaimed as Speaker". WestonWeb.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
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