List of Speakers of the Norfolk Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Norfolk Legislative Assembly was the presiding officer of the Norfolk Legislative Assembly.

In absence of the Speaker, the speaker pro tempore or deputy speaker, was designated to fill in.

List of Speakers

This is a list of Presidents (from 1995: Speakers) of the Norfolk Legislative Assembly) until the abolition of the assembly in 2015:

Name Entered office Left office
Hon. David Ernest Buffett [1][2] ? ?
Hon. John Terence Brown [3] 21 May 1986 22 May 1989
Hon. David Ernest Buffett [3] 22 May 1989 20 May 1992
Hon. John Terence Brown [3][4] 20 May 1992 4 May 1994
Hon. David Ernest Buffett [5] 4 May 1994 1997
Hon. George Charles Smith [6] 5 May 1997 2000
Hon. David Ernest Buffett [5] 28 February 2000 2006
Hon. Geoffrey Robert Gardner [7] 1 February 2006 27 March 2007
Hon. Lisle Dennis Snell [8] 28 March 2007 24 March 2010
Hon. Robin-Eleanor Adams [9] 24 March 2010 20 March 2013
Hon. David Ernest Buffett [10] 20 March 2013 17 June 2015

Footnotes and references

  1. Speaker Buffett was also Chief Minister of Norfolk Island at the same time
  2. Europa World Year Book 1985
  3. 1 2 3 Rulers.org
  4. Speaker Brown was also Head of Government of Norfolk Island at the same time
  5. 1 2 Official website of the Norfolk Legislative Assembly. Former Members of the Legislative Assembly of Norfolk Island
  6. Odfficial website of the Norfolk Legislative Assembly. Former Members of the Legislative Assembly of Norfolk Island
  7. Official website of the Norfolk Legislative Assembly. Hon. Geoffrey Robert Gardner MLA. Minister for Tourism and Heaqlth
  8. Official website of the Norfolk Legislative Assembly. Hon. Lisle Dennis Snell MLA. Speaker
  9. Congratulations to New Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, Minister for Home Affairs,
  10. http://www.norfolkonlinenews.com/NON-government-news.html
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