Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly

Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
Incumbent Leon Bignell since 11 April 2024
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	House of Assembly
Formation	22 April 1857
First holder	George Strickland Kingston
Deputy	Tony Piccolo

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.

As of the passage of the Constitution (Independent Speaker) Amendment Act 2021, the Speaker is constitutionally banned from being a member of a registered political party outside of a "relevant election period".

The current Speaker is independent MP Leon Bignell.

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 years, 335 days
2	George Charles Hawker		27 April 1860 (1860-04-27)	28 February 1865 (1865-02-28)	4 years, 307 days
3	George Strickland Kingston		31 March 1865 (1865-03-31)	26 November 1880 (1880-11-26)	15 years, 240 days
4	Robert Dalrymple Ross		2 June 1881 (1881-06-02)	27 December 1887 (1887-12-27)	6 years, 208 days
5	John Cox Bray		31 May 1888 (1888-05-31)	5 June 1890 (1890-06-05)	2 years, 5 days
6	Jenkin Coles		5 June 1890 (1890-06-05)	17 November 1911 (1911-11-17)	21 years, 165 days
7	Harry Jackson	United Labor Party	17 November 1911 (1911-11-17)	18 March 1912 (1912-03-18)	122 days
8	Laurence O'Loughlin	Liberal Union	19 March 1912 (1912-03-19)	7 July 1915 (1915-07-07)	3 years, 110 days
9	Frederick Coneybeer	United Labor Party National Party	8 July 1915 (1915-07-08)	9 April 1921 (1921-04-09)	5 years, 275 days
10	Richard Butler	Liberal Union/ Liberal Federation	21 July 1921 (1921-07-21)	5 April 1924 (1924-04-05)	2 years, 259 days
11	John McInnes	Australian Labor Party (SA)	24 July 1924 (1924-07-24)	27 August 1926 (1926-08-27)	2 years, 34 days
12	Frederick Birrell	Australian Labor Party	31 August 1926 (1926-08-31)	16 May 1927 (1927-05-16)	258 days
13	George Laffer	Liberal Federation	17 May 1927 (1927-05-17)	26 May 1930 (1930-05-26)	3 years, 9 days
14	Eric Shepherd	Australian Labor Party/ Parliamentary Labor Party	27 May 1930 (1930-05-27)	7 April 1933 (1933-04-07)	2 years, 315 days
15	Robert Nicholls	Liberal and Country League	6 July 1933 (1933-07-06)	2 March 1956 (1956-03-02)	22 years, 240 days
16	Berthold Teusner	Liberal and Country League	9 May 1956 (1956-05-09)	11 April 1962 (1962-04-11)	5 years, 337 days
17	Tom Stott	Independent	12 April 1962 (1962-04-12)	13 May 1965 (1965-05-13)	3 years, 31 days
18	Lindsay Riches	Australian Labor Party	13 May 1965 (1965-05-13)	15 April 1968 (1968-04-15)	2 years, 338 days
19	Tom Stott	Independent	16 April 1968 (1968-04-16)	29 May 1970 (1970-05-29)	2 years, 43 days
20	Reg Hurst	Australian Labor Party	14 July 1970 (1970-07-14)	31 March 1973 (1973-03-31)	2 years, 260 days
21	John Ryan	Australian Labor Party	19 June 1973 (1973-06-19)	11 July 1975 (1975-07-11)	2 years, 22 days
22	Ted Connelly	Independent	5 August 1975 (1975-08-05)	16 September 1977 (1977-09-16)	2 years, 42 days
23	Gil Langley	Australian Labor Party	6 October 1977 (1977-10-06)	11 October 1979 (1979-10-11)	2 years, 5 days
24	Bruce Eastick	Liberal Party of Australia (SA)	11 October 1979 (1979-10-11)	7 December 1982 (1982-12-07)	3 years, 57 days
25	Terry McRae	Australian Labor Party	8 December 1982 (1982-12-08)	11 February 1986 (1986-02-11)	3 years, 93 days
26	John Trainer	Australian Labor Party	11 February 1986 (1986-02-11)	8 February 1990 (1990-02-08)	3 years, 362 days
27	Norm Peterson	Independent Labor	8 February 1990 (1990-02-08)	10 December 1993 (1993-12-10)	3 years, 305 days
28	Graham Gunn	Liberal Party of Australia	11 February 1994 (1994-02-11)	2 December 1997 (1997-12-02)	3 years, 294 days
29	John Oswald	Liberal Party of Australia	2 December 1997 (1997-12-02)	8 February 2002 (2002-02-08)	4 years, 68 days
30	Peter Lewis	Independent	5 March 2002 (2002-03-05)	4 April 2005 (2005-04-04)	3 years, 30 days
31	Bob Such	Independent	4 April 2005 (2005-04-04)	26 March 2006 (2006-03-26)	356 days
32	Jack Snelling	Australian Labor Party	27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)	25 March 2010 (2010-03-25)	3 years, 332 days
33	Lyn Breuer	Australian Labor Party	6 May 2010 (2010-05-06)	5 February 2013 (2013-02-05)	2 years, 275 days
34	Michael Atkinson	Australian Labor Party	5 February 2013 (2013-02-05)	16 March 2018	5 years, 39 days
35	Vincent Tarzia	Liberal Party of Australia	3 May 2018 (2018-05-03)	29 July 2020	2 years, 87 days
36	Josh Teague	Liberal Party of Australia	8 September 2020	12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)	1 year, 34 days
37	Dan Cregan	Independent	12 October 2021	11 April 2024 (2024-04-11)	2 years, 182 days
38	Leon Bignell	Independent	11 April 2024	incumbent	235 days

References

• Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 - 2007

External links

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