Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Though the office had existed since the creation of the Assembly in 1974, it was given greater legislative force when the roles and functions of the office were included in the federal Act that gave the Territory self-government in 1978.

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Ngaree Ah Kit (acting)
since 7 September 2020
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerElected by the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holderBernie Kilgariff
Formation20 November 1974
DeputyGary Higgins
Websitehttp://www.nt.gov.au/lant/about-parliament/speaker.shtml

The Speaker's principal duty is to preside over the Assembly. The occupant of the Chair must maintain order in the House, uphold the Standing Orders (rules of procedure) and protect the rights of backbench members.

The Speaker must be a member of the Assembly themselves, and is elected to the position by a ballot of the members of the Assembly. It is generally a partisan position, although both Speaker and Deputy Speaker were independents between 2001 and 2005.

Speakers of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Member Party Term in Office
Bernie Kilgariff Country Liberal 20 November 1974 – 16 July 1975
Les MacFarlane Country Liberal 17 July 1975 – 27 February 1984
Roger Steele Country Liberal 28 February 1984 – 16 June 1986
Roger Vale Country Liberal 17 June 1986 – 9 October 1989
Nick Dondas Country Liberal 10 October 1989 – 26 June 1994
Terry McCarthy Country Liberal 27 June 1994 – 24 November 1997
Loraine Braham Country Liberal 25 November 1997 – 15 February 1999
Terry McCarthy Country Liberal 16 February 1999 – 15 October 2001
Loraine Braham Independent 16 October 2001 – 28 June 2005
Jane Aagaard Labor 29 June 2005 – 22 October 2012
Kezia Purick Country Liberal 23 October 2012 – 23 June 2020
Independent
Chansey Paech Labor 23 June 2020 – 7 September 2020
Ngaree Ah Kit (acting) Labor 7 September 2020 – present

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