Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador is the presiding officer of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.

The current Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is Paul Lane who has been serving since November 3, 2025.

Speakers of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly No.PortraitNameElectoral district(Birth–Death)Term of officePartyGeneral Assembly1John Bingley GarlandMHA for Trinity Bay(1791–1875)1833Conservative1st2Thomas BennettMHA for Fogo(1788–1872)1834–1837Conservative3William CarsonMHA for St. John's(1770–1843)1838–1841Liberal2ndConstitution suspended1841–18434James CrowdyMLC(1794–1867)1843–1848Independent3rd5John KentMHA for St. John's(1805–1872)1848–1855Liberal4th5th6Ambrose SheaMHA for St. John's West (until 1859)MHA for Burin (from 1859)(1815–1905)1855–1861Liberal6th7th7Frederick CarterMHA for Trinity Bay(1815–1905)1861–1865Conservative8th8William WhitewayMHA for Twillingate and Fogo(1828–1908)1865–1870Conservative9th9Thomas R. BennettMHA for Fortune Bay(1830–1901)1870–1873Anti-Confederation10th10Prescott EmersonMHA for Burgeo-La Poile(1840–1889)1874–1877Conservative11th12th11James Spearman WinterMHA for Burin(1845–1911)1877–1879Conservative12A. J. W. McNeillyMHA for Twillingate and Fogo(1845–1911)1879–1883Conservative13th13Robert John KentMHA for St. John's East(1835–1893)1883–1885Coalition14th14Robert BondMHA for Trinity Bay(1857–1927)1885–1886Coalition(12)A. J. W. McNeillyMHA for Bay de Verde(1845–1911)1886–1890Reform15th15George Henry EmersonMHA for Placentia and St. Mary's(1853–1916)1890–1894Liberal16th16Lawrence O' Brien FurlongMHA for St. John's East(1856–1908)1894–1898Liberal17th17Henry Y. MottMHA for Burgeo-La Poile(1855–1946)1898–1901Conservative18th(16)Lawrence O' Brien FurlongMHA for St. John's East(1856–1908)1901–1905Liberal19th18Francis MorrisMHA for Harbour Main(1862–1947)1905–1908Liberal20thVacant190921st19William WarrenMHA for Port de Grave(1879–1929)1909–1914People's22nd20John R. GoodisonMHA for Carbonear(1866–1926)1914–1918People's23rd21 William J. HigginsMHA for St. John's East(1880–1943)1918–1920People's22William F. PenneyMHA for Carbonear(1862–1934)1920–1924Liberal Reform24th23Harry A. WinterMHA for Port de Grave(1889–1969)1923–1924Liberal Reform25th24Cyril J. FoxMHA for St. John's East(1889–1946)1924–1928Liberal-Conservative26th25Albert WalshMHA for Harbour Main(1900–1958)1928–1932Liberal27th26James A. WinterMHA for Burgeo(1886–1971)1933–1934United Newfoundland28thResponsible government suspended1934–194927 Reginald F. SparkesMHA for St. Barbe(1906–1990)1949–1956Liberal29th30th28 John R. CourageMHA for Fortune Bay and Hermitage(1915–1970)1957–1962Liberal31st32nd29 George W. ClarkeMHA for Carbonear(1910–2000)1963–1971Liberal33rd34thVacant197235th30James RussellMHA for Lewisporte(born 1940)1972–1975Progressive Conservative36th31Gerry OttenheimerMHA for Waterford-Kenmount(1934–1998)1975–1979Progressive Conservative37th32Len SimmsMHA for Grand Falls(1943–2026)1979–1982Progressive Conservative38th(30)James RussellMHA for Lewisporte(born 1940)1982–1985Progressive Conservative39th33Patrick McNicholasMHA for St. John's Centre(1919–1990)1985–1989Progressive Conservative40th34Tom LushMHA for Bonavista North(born 1939)1989–1993Liberal41st35Paul DicksMHA for Humber West(born 1950)1993–1995Liberal42nd36Lloyd SnowMHA for Trinity-Bay de Verde(born 1943)1995–2003Liberal43rd44th37Harvey HodderMHA for Waterford Valley(1943–2020)2003–2007Progressive Conservative45th38Roger FitzgeraldMHA for Bonavista South(born 1947)2007–2011Progressive Conservative46th39Ross WisemanMHA for Trinity North(born 1953)2011–2014Progressive Conservative47th40Wade VergeMHA for Lewisporte2014–2015Progressive Conservative41Tom OsborneMHA for Waterford Valley(born 1964)2015–2017Liberal48th42Perry TrimperMHA for Lake Melville2017–2019Liberal43Scott ReidMHA for St. George's-Humber2019–2021Liberal49th44Derek BennettMHA for Lewisporte-Twillingate2021–2025Liberal50th45Paul LaneMHA for Mount Pearl-Southlands2025–Independent51st

See also Speaker (politics)

References

External links The Speaker of the House