Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat

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The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat. The Speaker is elected by MPs, and does not have to be an Assembly member.^[1] There is also a Deputy Speaker, who is elected by MPs from amongst their own numbers, although they cannot also be a member of the cabinet.^[1]

List of Speakers

Name	Term start	Term end	Notes
Howard Fergus	1975	2001
Joseph Meade (Montserrat)	2001	2009
Sir Howard Fergus	October 2009	6 April 2010	Acting Speaker
Teresina Bodkin	6 April 2010	2014
Sir Howard Fergus		23 January 2015	Acting Speaker
Shirley Osborne	23 January 2015

References

1 2 Ian Hendry & Susan Dickson (2011) British Overseas Territories Law, Bloomsbury Publishing, p237

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