This article lists the speakers of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe and its historical antecedents: House of Assembly of Southern Rhodesia in 1923–1953 and 1963–1965, Federal Assembly of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1953–1963, House of Assembly of Rhodesia in 1965–1979 and House of Assembly of Zimbabwe in 1980–2013.
| Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe | |
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| Mutauriri weDare reVanodzika Mitemo ye Nyika (Shona) | |
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| Style | Honourable |
| Status | Presiding officer |
| Member of | National Assembly |
| Appointer | House of Assembly approved and sworn in by the Chief Justice |
| Term length | Five years elected by the National Assembly at the start of each parliament, and upon a vacancy |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Zimbabwe |
| Precursor | Speaker of the House Assembly of Rhodesia |
| Formation | 1923 |
| First holder |
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| Deputy | Deputy Speaker |
| Website | parlzim |
Southern Rhodesia (1923–1964) and Rhodesia (1964–1965)
edit| No. | Portrait | Speaker | Tenure | Term(s) | Party | Notes |
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Lionel Cripps | 30 May 1924 – 11 March 1935 | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th | Rhodesia Party (until 1934) | [1] |
| 1 | United Party (after 1934) | |||||
| 2 | 
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Allan Ross Welsh | 11 March 1935 – 18 March 1952 | 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th | United Party | [1] |
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Sir Tom Ian Findlay Wilson | 18 March 1952 – 13 April 1954 | 7th, 8th | United Party | [1][2] |
| 4 |
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William Addison | 13 April 1954 – 30 June 1959 | 8th, 9th | United Party | [1] |
| 5 |
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Walter Alexander | 30 June 1959 – 28 July 1964 | 9th, 10th | ? | [1][3][4] |
| 6 |
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Albert Rubidge Washington Stumbles | 28 July 1964 – 1965 | 10th, 11th | Rhodesian Front | [1][4] |
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963)
edit| No. | Portrait | Speaker | Tenure | Term(s) | Party | Notes |
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| 1 |
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Sir Tom Ian Findlay Wilson | 1953 – 1960 | 1st, 2nd | Federal Party United Federal Party |
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| 2 |
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1960 – 1963 | 2nd, 3rd | United Federal Party |
Rhodesia (1965–1979)
editHouse of Assembly was unicameral legislature from 1965 to 1970, and the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Rhodesia from 1970 to 1979.
| No. | Portrait | Speaker | Tenure | Party | Notes |
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| 1 |
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Albert Rubidge Washington Stumbles | 1965 – 31 December 1972 | Rhodesian Front | [5][6] |
| 2 |
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George Holland Hartley | 27 March 1973 – 1979 | Rhodesian Front | [6] |
Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979) and Southern Rhodesia (1979–1980)
edit| No. | Portrait | Speaker | Tenure | Party | Notes |
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| 1 |
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John Moses Chirimbani | 8–25 May 1979 | United African National Council | [7] |
| 2 |
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John Zwenhamo Ruredzo | 25 May 1979 – 1979 | United African National Council |
Zimbabwe (1980–present)
edit| No. | Portrait | Speaker | Tenure | Parliament(s) | Party |
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| 1 | 
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Didymus Mutasa | 14 May 1980 – 1990 | 1st, 2nd | ZANU (until 1987) |
| ZANU–PF (after 1987) | |||||
| 2 |
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Nolan Makombe | 2 May 1990 – 1995 | 3rd | ZANU–PF |
| 3 |
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Cyril Ndebele | 14 April 1995 – 2000 | 4th | ZANU–PF |
| 4 | 
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Emmerson Mnangagwa | 1 July 2000 – 2005 | 5th | ZANU–PF |
| 5 |
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John Nkomo | 1 April 2005 – 5 March 2008 | 6th | ZANU–PF |
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Lovemore Moyo | 25 August 2008 – 27 June 2013 | 7th | MDC–T |
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Jacob Mudenda | 22 August 2013 – Incumbent[8] | 8th, 9th, 10th | ZANU–PF |
Deputy Speakers
edit| No. | Portrait | Deputy Speaker | Tenure | Parliament(s) | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsitsi Gezi | 2018 – Incumbent | 9th, 10th | ZANU–PF |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f http://ir.uz.ac.zw/jspui/bitstream/10646/3684/1/Willson_Holders_of_Administrative_and_Ministerial_office_1894_1964.pdf Archived 1 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Cook, Chris (2 October 2012). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 9781136509629.
- ^ The Parliamentarian. 10 March 1960.
- ^ a b The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. 10 March 1964.
- ^ Assembly, Southern Rhodesia Parliament House of. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly. House of Assembly.
- ^ a b Assembly, Southern Rhodesia Parliament House of. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly. House of Assembly.
- ^ "World News Briefs". The New York Times. 9 May 1979. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Chronicle, The (27 November 2018). "President meets Parliament presiding officers". The Chronicle.