Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly

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.

The current Speaker is Lyn Breuer, who was elected after the 2010 state election, following victory for the incumbent Rann Labor government over the Redmond Liberal opposition.

List of Speakers

Member Party Term in Office
George Strickland Kingston 22 April 1857 – 22 March 1860
George Charles Hawker 27 April 1860 – 28 February 1865
George Strickland Kingston 31 March 1865 – 26 November 1880
Robert Dalrymple Ross 2 June 1881 – 27 December 1887
John Cox Bray 31 May 1888 – 5 June 1890
Jenkin Coles 5 June 1890 – 17 November 1911
Harry Jackson 17 November 1911 – 18 March 1912
Laurence O'Loughlin Liberal Union 19 March 1912 – 7 July 1915
Frederick Coneybeer Australian Labor Party 8 July 1915 – 9 April 1921
Richard Butler Liberal Union/Liberal Federation 21 July 1921 – 5 April 1924
John McInnes Australian Labor Party 24 July 1924 – 27 August 1926
Frederick Birrell Australian Labor Party 31 August 1926 – 16 May 1927
George Laffer Liberal Federation 17 May 1927 – 26 May 1930
Eric Shepherd Australian Labor Party 27 May 1930 – 7 April 1933
Robert Nicholls Liberal and Country League 6 July 1933 – 2 March 1956
Berthold Teusner Liberal and Country League 9 May 1956 – 11 April 1962
Tom Stott Independent 12 April 1962 – 13 May 1965
Lindsay Riches Australian Labor Party 13 May 1965 – 15 April 1968
Tom Stott Independent 16 April 1968 – 29 May 1970
Reginald Hurst Australian Labor Party 14 July 1970 – 31 March 1973
John Ryan Australian Labor Party 19 June 1973 – 11 July 1975
Ted Connelly Australian Labor Party 5 August 1975 – 16 September 1977
Gil Langley Australian Labor Party 6 October 1977 – 11 October 1979
Bruce Eastick Liberal Party of Australia 11 October 1979 – 7 December 1982
Terence Michael McRae Australian Labor Party 8 December 1982 – 11 February 1986
John Trainer Australian Labor Party 11 February 1986 – 8 February 1990
Norm Peterson Independent Labor 8 February 1990 – 10 December 1993
Graham Gunn Liberal Party of Australia 11 February 1994 – 2 December 1997
John Oswald Liberal Party of Australia 2 December 1997 – 8 February 2002
Peter Lewis Independent 5 March 2002 – 4 April 2005
Bob Such Independent 4 April 2005 – 26 March 2006
Jack Snelling Australian Labor Party 27 April 2006 – 25 March 2010
Lyn Breuer Australian Labor Party 6 May 2010 – current

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