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This is a list of current presiding officers of the legislative assemblies of sovereign states.

States recognised by the United Nations

State Assembly Title Name Assumed office
 Afghanistan
(National Assembly)
House of Elders President Fazal Hadi Muselimyar 29 January 2011
House of Representatives President Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi 27 February 2011
 Albania Parliament Chairman Ilir Meta 10 September 2013
 Algeria
(Parliament)
Council of the Nation President Abdelkhader Bensaleh 2 July 2002
People's National Assembly President Larbi Old Khlifa 26 May 2012
 Andorra General Council General Syndic Vicenç Mateu Zamora 28 April 2011
 Angola National Assembly President Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos 27 September 2012
 Antigua and Barbuda
(Parliament)
Senate President Alincia Williams-Grant 25 June 2014
House of Representatives Speaker Gerald Watt 25 June 2014
 Argentina
(National Congress)
Senate[1] President Gabriela Michetti 10 December 2015
Provisional President Federico Pinedo 3 December 2015
Chamber of Deputies President Emilio Monzó 10 December 2015
 Armenia National Assembly Speaker Galust Sahakyan 29 April 2014
 Australia
(Parliament)
Senate President Stephen Parry 7 July 2014
House of Representatives Speaker Tony Smith 10 August 2015
 Austria
(Parliament)
Federal Council President[2] Mario Lindner 1 June 2016
National Council President Doris Bures 2 September 2014
 Azerbaijan National Assembly Speaker Ogtay Asadov 2 December 2005
 Bahamas
(Parliament)
Senate President Sharon Wilson 23 May 2012
House of Assembly Speaker Kendal Major 23 May 2012
 Bahrain
(National Assembly)
Consultative Council Chairman Ali Saleh Al-Saleh 15 December 2008
Council of Representatives Chairman Ahmed Bin Ebrahim Almulla 14 December 2014
 Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangshad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury 30 April 2013
 Barbados
(Parliament)
Senate President Kerryann Ifill 19 March 2012
House of Assembly Speaker Michael Carrington 15 January 2008
 Belarus
(National Assembly)
Council of the Republic Speaker Mikhail Myasnikovich 16 January 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Vladimir Andreichenko 27 October 2008
 Belgium
(Parliament)
Senate President Christine Defraigne 14 October 2014
Chamber of Representatives President Siegfried Bracke 14 October 2014
 Belize
(National Assembly)
Senate President Marco Pech 21 March 2012
House of Representatives Speaker Michael Peyrefitte 21 March 2012
 Benin National Assembly President Adrien Houngbédji 20 May 2015
 Bhutan
(Parliament)
National Council Chairperson Sonam Kinga 10 May 2013
National Assembly Speaker Jigme Zangpo 2 August 2013
 Bolivia
(Plurinational Legislative Assembly)
Plurinational Legislative Assembly[1] President Álvaro García Linera 22 January 2012
Senate President José Alberto Gonzales 21 January 2015
Chamber of Deputies President Gabriela Montaño Viaña 21 January 2015
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Parliamentary Assembly)
House of Peoples Chairman Ognjen Tadić 15 January 2015
House of Representatives Chairman Borjana Krišto 7 August 2015
 Botswana National Assembly Speaker Gladys Kokorwe 12 November 2014
 Brazil
(National Congress)
Senate President Renan Calheiros 1 February 2013
Chamber of Deputies President Rodrigo Maia 14 July 2016
 Brunei Legislative Council Speaker Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Mohamed Taib 11 February 2015
 Bulgaria National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva 27 October 2014
 Burkina Faso National Assembly President Salif Diallo 30 December 2015
 Burundi
(Parliament)
Senate President Révérien Ndikuriyo 14 August 2015
National Assembly President Pascal Nyabenda 30 July 2015
 Cambodia
(Parliament)
Senate President Chhum Say 9 June 2015
National Assembly President Samrin Heng 21 March 2006
 Cameroon
(Parliament)
Senate President Marcel Niat Njifenji 12 June 2013
National Assembly President Cavayé Yéguié Djibril 31 March 1992
 Canada
(Parliament)
Senate Speaker George Furey 3 December 2015
House of Commons Speaker Geoff Regan 3 December 2015
 Cape Verde National Assembly Speaker Basílio Ramos 11 March 2011
 Central African Republic National Transitional Council President Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet 15 April 2013
 Chad National Assembly President Haroun Kabadi 23 June 2011
 Chile
(National Congress)
Senate President Ricardo Lagos Weber 15 March 2016
Chamber of Deputies President Osvaldo Andrade 22 March 2016
 China National People's Congress Chairman Dejiang Zhang 14 March 2013
 Colombia
(Congress)
Congress President[3] Luis Fernando Velasco 20 July 2015
Senate
Chamber of Representatives President[4] Alfredo Rafael Deluque 20 July 2015
 Comoros Assembly of the Union Speaker Abdou Ousseni 4 April 2015
Republic of the Congo Congo-Brazzaville
(Parliament)
Senate President André Obami Itou 1 December 2007
National Assembly President Justin Koumba 4 August 2007
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Kinshasa
(Parliament)
Senate President Léon Kengo 11 May 2007
National Assembly President Aubin Minaku 12 April 2012
 Costa Rica Legislative Assembly Speaker[5] Rafael Ortiz Fábrega 1 May 2015
 Croatia Parliament Speaker Božo Petrov 14 October 2016
 Cuba National Assembly of People's Power President Esteban Lazo Hernández 24 February 2013
 Cyprus House of Representatives President Yiannakis Omirou 2 June 2011
 Czech Republic
(Parliament)
Senate President Milan Štěch 24 November 2010
Chamber of Deputies Chairperson Jiří Hamáček 27 November 2013
 Denmark Folketing Speaker Pia Kjærsgaard 3 July 2015
 Djibouti National Assembly President Mohamed Ali Houmed 1 March 2015
 Dominica House of Assembly Speaker Alix Boyd Knights 17 April 2000
 Dominican Republic
(Congress)
Senate President Cristina Lizardo 16 August 2014
Chamber of Deputies President Abel Martínez Durán 16 August 2010
 East Timor National Parliament President Vicente Guterres 31 July 2012
 Ecuador National Assembly Speaker Gabriela Rivadeneira 14 May 2013
 Egypt House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal 10 January 2016
 El Salvador Legislative Assembly President Lorena Peña 14 May 2015
 Equatorial Guinea
(Parliament)
Senate President Teresa Efua Asangono 12 July 2013
Chamber of Deputies President Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu 12 July 2013
 Eritrea National Assembly President Isaias Afwerki 24 May 1993
 Estonia Riigikogu President Eiki Nestor 20 March 2014
 Ethiopia
(Federal Parliamentary Assembly)
House of Federation Speaker Yalew Abate 5 October 2015
House of Peoples' Representatives Speaker Abadula Gemeda 4 October 2010
 Fiji Parliament Speaker Jiko Luveni 6 October 2014
 Finland Parliament Speaker Maria Lohela 29 May 2015
 France
(Parliament)
Senate President Gérard Larcher 1 October 2014
National Assembly President Claude Bartolone 26 June 2012
 Gabon
(Parliament)
Senate President Lucie Mboussou 27 February 2015
National Assembly President Richard Auguste Onouviet 8 April 2016
 Gambia National Assembly Speaker Abdoulie Bojang 12 November 2010
 Georgia Parliament Chairperson Davit Usupashvili 21 October 2012
 Germany
(Federal Assembly)
Bundesrat President[6] Stanislaw Tillich 1 November 2015
Bundestag President Norbert Lammert 18 October 2005
 Ghana Parliament Speaker Edward Adjaho 7 January 2013
 Greece Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis 3 October 2015
 Grenada
(Parliament)
Senate President Chester Humphrey 20 February 2013
House of Representatives Speaker Micheal Pierre 27 March 2013
 Guatemala Congress President Mario Taracena 14 January 2016
 Guinea-Bissau National People’s Assembly President Cipriano Cassamá 17 June 2014
Guinea Guinea-Conakry National Assembly President Claude Kory Kondiano 13 January 2014
 Guyana National Assembly Speaker Barton Scotland 10 June 2015
 Haiti
(Parliament)
Senate President Ronald Lareche 14 January 2016
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Cholzer Chancy 11 January 2016
 Honduras National Congress President Mauricio Oliva 25 January 2014
 Hungary National Assembly Speaker László Kövér 6 August 2010
 Iceland Althing Speaker Einar Guðfinnsson 6 June 2013
 India
(Parliament)
Rajya Sabha Chairman[1] Hamid Ansari 11 August 2007
Deputy Chairman P. J. Kurien 21 August 2012
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan 6 June 2014
 Indonesia
(People's Consultative Assembly)
Regional Representative Council Speaker Irman Gusman 1 October 2009
People's Representative Council Speaker Setya Novanto 2 October 2014
 Iran Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Ali Larijani 1 June 2008
 Iraq Council of Representatives Speaker Salim al-Jabouri 15 July 2014
 Ireland
(Oireachtas)
Seanad Éireann Cathaoirleach Paddy Burke 25 May 2011
Dáil Éireann Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl 10 March 2016
 Israel Knesset Speaker Yuli-Yoel Edelstein 18 March 2013
 Italy
(Parliament)
Senate President Pietro Grasso 16 March 2013
Chamber of Deputies President Laura Boldrini 16 March 2013
 Ivory Coast National Assembly President Guillaume Soro 12 March 2012
 Jamaica
(Parliament)
Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson 10 March 2016
House of Representatives Speaker Pearnel Charles 10 March 2016
 Japan
(National Diet)
House of Councillors Speaker Masaaki Yamazaki 2 August 2013
House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima 21 April 2015
 Jordan
(Parliament)
Senate President Faisal al-Fayez 25 October 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Atef Tarawneh 3 November 2013
 Kazakhstan
(Parliament)
Senate Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev 16 October 2013
Mazhilis Chairman Baktykozha Izmukhambetov 25 March 2016
 Kenya
(Parliament)
Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro 28 March 2013
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi 28 March 2013
 Kiribati House of Assembly Speaker Teatao Teannaki 5 February 2016
 Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim 6 August 2013
 Kyrgyzstan Supreme Council Chairman Asylbek Jêênbekov 16 December 2011
 Laos National Assembly President Pany Yathotou 23 December 2010
 Latvia Saeima Speaker Ināra Mūrniece 4 November 2014
 Lebanon Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri 20 November 1992
 Lesotho
(Parliament)
Senate President Morena Seeiso Bereng Seeiso 26 March 2015
National Assembly Speaker Ntlhoi Motsamai 10 March 2015
 Liberia
(Legislature)
Senate[1] President Joseph Boakai 16 January 2006
President pro tempore Armah Jallah 12 February 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Alex Tyler 6 April 2007
 Libya General National Congress President Nouri Abusahmain 4 August 2014
House of Representatives President Aguila Saleh Issa 4 August 2014
 Liechtenstein Landtag President Albert Frick 27 March 2013
 Lithuania Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė 3 October 2013
 Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies President Mars Di Bartolomeo 5 December 2013
 Macedonia Assembly of the Republic Speaker Trajko Veljanovski 21 June 2008
 Madagascar
(Parliament)
Senate President Honoré Rakotomanana 9 February 2016
National Assembly President Jean Max Rakotomamonjy 3 May 2014
 Malawi National Assembly Speaker Richard Msowoya 16 June 2014
 Malaysia
(Parliament)
Dewan Negara President Vigneswaran Sanasee 26 April 2016
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia 28 April 2008
 Maldives People's Majlis Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed 28 May 2014
 Mali National Assembly President Issaka Sidibé 22 January 2014
 Malta House of Representatives Speaker Angelo Farrugia 6 April 2013
 Marshall Islands Legislature President Kenneth Kedi 4 January 2016
 Mauritania
(Parliament)
Senate President Mohamed El Hacen Ould El Haj 19 January 2013
National Assembly President Mohamed Ould Boilil 29 January 2014
 Mauritius National Assembly Speaker Maya Hanoomanjee 22 December 2014
 Mexico
(Congress)
Senate President Roberto Gil Zuarth 1 September 2015
Chamber of Deputies President Jesús Zambrano Grijalva 1 September 2015
 Micronesia Congress Speaker Wesley Simina 11 May 2015
 Moldova Parliament President Andrian Candu 23 January 2015
 Monaco National Council President Laurent Nouvion 21 February 2013
 Mongolia State Great Khural Chairman Zandaakhüügiin Enkhbold 24 July 2012
 Montenegro Parliament President Ranko Krivokapić 30 July 2006
 Morocco
(Parliament)
House of Councillors President Hakim Benchemas 13 October 2015
House of Representatives President Rachid Talbi Alami 11 April 2014
 Mozambique Assembly of the Republic Speaker Veronica Macamo 12 January 2010
 Myanmar
(Assembly of the Union)
House of Nationalities Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than 3 February 2016
House of Representatives Speaker Win Myint 1 February 2016
 Namibia
(Parliament)
National Council Chairperson Margaret Mensah-Williams 8 December 2015
National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi 20 March 2015
 Nauru Parliament Speaker Ludwig Scotty 11 June 2013
   Nepal Constituent Assembly Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar 16 October 2015
 Netherlands
(States General)
Senate President Ankie Broekers-Knol 2 July 2013
House of Representatives Speaker Khadija Arib 13 January 2016
 New Zealand House of Representatives Speaker David Carter 31 January 2013
 Nicaragua National Assembly President René Nuñez Tellez 10 January 2007
 Niger National Assembly President Ousseini Tinni 25 March 2016
 Nigeria
(National Assembly)
Senate President Bukola Saraki 9 June 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara 9 June 2015
 North Korea Supreme People's Assembly President of the Presidium[7] Yong-nam Kim 5 September 1998
Chairman Thae-bok Choe 5 September 1998
 Norway Storting President Olemic Thommessen 8 October 2013
 Oman
(Council)
Council of State Chairman Yahya bin Mahfoudh al-Mantheri 8 March 2004
Consultative Assembly Chairman Khalid Al Mawali 29 October 2011
 Pakistan
(Parliament)
Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani 12 March 2015
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq 9 November 2015
 Palau
(National Congress)
Senate President Camsek Chin 17 January 2013
House of Delegates Speaker Sabino Anastacio 17 January 2013
 Palestine Legislative Council Speaker Aziz Duwaik 29 March 2006
 Panama National Assembly President[8] Rubén De León 1 July 2015
 Papua New Guinea National Parliament Speaker Theo Zurenuoc 3 August 2012
 Paraguay
(Congress)
Senate President Mario Abdo Benítez 1 July 2015
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Hugo Adalberto Velázquez Moreno 1 July 2014
 Peru Congress of the Republic President Luis Iberico 26 July 2015
 Philippines
(Congress)
Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III 25 July 2016
House of Representatives Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez 25 July 2016
 Poland
(National Assembly)
Senate Marshal Stanisław Karczewski 12 November 2015
Sejm Marshal Marek Kuchciński 12 November 2015
 Portugal Assembly of the Republic President Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues 23 October 2015
 Qatar Consultative Assembly Chairman Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Kholaifi 27 March 1995
 Romania
(Parliament)
Senate President Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu 10 March 2014
Chamber of Deputies President Valeriu Zgonea 3 July 2012
 Russia
(Federal Assembly)
Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matviyenko 21 September 2011
State Duma Chairman Sergey Naryshkin 21 December 2011
 Rwanda
(Parliament)
Senate President Bernard Makuza 14 October 2014
Chamber of Deputies President Donatille Mukabalisa 5 October 2013
 Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly Speaker Franklin Brand 14 May 2015
 Saint Lucia
(Parliament)
Senate President Claudius Francis 5 January 2012
House of Assembly Speaker Peter Foster 5 January 2012
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly Speaker Jomo Thomas 29 December 2015
 Samoa Legislative Assembly Speaker Leaupepe Toleafoa 16 March 2016
 San Marino Grand and General Council Captains Regent[9] Gian Nicola Berti 1 April 2016
Massimo Andrea Ugolini
 São Tomé and Príncipe National Assembly Speaker Jose da Graca Diogo 22 November 2014
 Saudi Arabia Consultative Assembly Speaker Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh 28 February 2009
 Senegal National Assembly President Moustapha Niasse 30 July 2012
 Serbia National Assembly President Maja Gojković 23 April 2014
 Seychelles National Assembly Speaker Patrick Herminie 29 May 2007
 Sierra Leone Parliament Speaker Sheku Badara Bashiru Dumbuya 21 January 2014
 Singapore Parliament Speaker Halimah Yacob 14 January 2013
 Slovakia National Council Speaker Andrej Danko 23 March 2016
 Slovenia
(Parliament)
National Council President Mitja Bervar 12 December 2012
National Assembly Speaker Milan Brglez 1 August 2014
 Solomon Islands National Parliament Speaker Ajilon Nasiu 17 December 2014
 Somalia Federal Parliament Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari 28 August 2012
 South Africa
(Parliament)
National Council of Provinces Chairperson Thandi Modise 22 May 2014
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete 21 May 2014
 South Korea National Assembly Speaker Eui-hwa Chung 29 May 2014
 South Sudan
(National Legislature)
Council of States Speaker Joseph Bol Chan 5 August 2011
National Legislative Assembly Speaker Magok Rundial 2 September 2013
 Spain
(Cortes Generales)
Senate President Pío García-Escudero 13 December 2011
Congress of Deputies President Patxi López 13 January 2016
 Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya 1 September 2015
 Sudan
(National Legislature)
Council of States Speaker Omer Suleiman Adam 1 June 2015
National Assembly Speaker Ibrahim Omer 1 June 2015
 Suriname National Assembly Chairman Jennifer Simons 30 June 2010
 Swaziland
(Parliament)
Senate President Gelani Zwane 23 February 2006
House of Assembly Speaker Themba Msibi 21 October 2013
 Sweden Riksdag Speaker Urban Ahlin 29 September 2014
  Switzerland
(Federal Assembly)
Council of States President[10] Ivo Bischofberger 28 November 2016
National Council President[11] Jürg Stahl 28 November 2016
 Syria People's Council Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham 24 May 2012
 Tajikistan
(Supreme Assembly)
National Assembly Chairman Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev 17 April 2000
Assembly of Representatives Chairman Shukurjon Zuhurov 16 March 2010
 Tanzania National Assembly Speaker Job Ndugai 17 November 2015
 Thailand National Assembly President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai 8 August 2014
 Togo National Assembly President Dama Dramani 2 September 2013
 Tonga Legislative Assembly Speaker Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō 29 December 2014
 Trinidad and Tobago
(Parliament)
Senate President Christine Kangaloo 23 September 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Bridgid Annisette-George 23 September 2015
 Tunisia Assembly of the Representatives of the People President Mohamed Ennaceur 4 December 2014
 Turkey Grand National Assembly Speaker İsmail Kahraman 22 November 2015
 Turkmenistan Assembly Chairman Akja Nurberdiýewa 22 December 2006
 Tuvalu Parliament Speaker Otinielu Tausi 4 March 2014
 Uganda Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga 19 May 2011
 Ukraine Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Groysman 27 November 2014
 United Arab Emirates Federal National Council Speaker Amal Al Qubaisi 18 November 2015
 United Kingdom
(Parliament)
House of Lords Lord Speaker Frances D’Souza 1 September 2011
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow 22 June 2009
 United States
(Congress)
Senate[1] President Joe Biden 20 January 2009
President pro tempore Orrin Hatch 6 January 2015
House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan 29 October 2015
 Uruguay
(General Assembly)
Senate[1] President Raúl Sendic 1 March 2015
Chamber of Deputies President[12] Gerardo Amarilla 1 March 2016
 Uzbekistan
(Supreme Assembly)
Senate Chairman Nigmatulla Yuldashev 22 January 2015
Legislative Chamber Chairman Nuriddinjon Ismailov 12 January 2015
 Vanuatu Parliament President Esmon Saimon 11 February 2016
 Vatican City College of Cardinals Dean Angelo Sodano 30 April 2005
Pontifical Commission President Giuseppe Bertello 1 October 2011
 Venezuela National Assembly President Henry Ramos Allup 5 January 2016
 Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Thị Kim Ngân Nguyễn 31 March 2016
 Yemen Consultative Council President Abdul Rahman Ali Othman 8 October 2011
House of Representatives Speaker Yahya Ali al-Raee 11 February 2008
 Zambia National Assembly Speaker Patrick Matibini 6 October 2011
 Zimbabwe
(Parliament)
Senate President Edna Madzongwe 30 November 2005
House of Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda 3 September 2013

States recognised by at least one United Nations member

State Assembly Title Name Assumed office
 Abkhazia People's Assembly Speaker Valeri Bganba 3 April 2012
 Cook Islands Parliament Speaker Niki Rattle 22 May 2012
 Kosovo Assembly Chairman Kadri Veseli 8 December 2014
 Niue Assembly Speaker Togiavalu Pihigia 12 April 2014
 Northern Cyprus Assembly of the Republic Speaker Sibel Siber 4 September 2013
 South Ossetia Parliament Speaker Anatoliy Bibilov 23 June 2014
 Taiwan Legislative Yuan President Chia-chyuan Su 1 February 2016
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Western Sahara National Council President Khatri Addouh 2 July 2010

States not recognised by any United Nations members

State Assembly Title Name Assumed office
 Nagorno-Karabakh National Assembly Chairman Ashot Ghulian 1 July 2005
 Somaliland
(Parliament)
House of Elders Speaker Suleiman Mahmud Adam 24 August 2004
House of Representatives Speaker Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi 29 September 2005
 Transnistria Supreme Council Speaker Vadim Krasnoselski 23 December 2015

Sui generis entities

Entity Assembly Title Name Assumed office
 European Union Council of Ministers President[13] Mark Rutte 1 January 2016
Parliament President Martin Schulz 1 July 2014
 Sovereign Military Order of Malta Council Complete of State Grand Commander Ludwig von Rumerstein 31 May 2014
Chapter General Grand Master Matthew Festing 11 March 2008

International organisations

There are several international parliaments, some that are directly elected and some that are appointed from among member states respective legislatures in the form of an inter-parliamentary institution.

Organisation Assembly Title Name Assumed office
European Union African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Parliamentary Assembly President[14] Netty Baldeh 21 October 2015
African Parliamentary Union Parliament President Rachid Talbi Alami 4 November 2014
African Union Parliament President Roger Nkodo Dang 27 May 2015
 Andean Community Parliament President Luis Fernando Duque 22 July 2015
 Arab League Parliament Speaker Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Jarwan 2012
Asia Cooperation Dialogue Parliamentary Assembly President Nayyar Hussain Bukhari 9 December 2013
Benelux Benelux Union Parliament President Maya Detiège 25 January 2016
British-Irish Council Parliamentary Assembly Co-Chair(s) Frank Feighan
Laurence Robertson
21 October 2014
1 December 2011
Central American Integration System Parliament President José Antonio Alvarado Correa 27 October 2015
Central Tibetan Administration Parliament Speaker Penpa Tsering 31 May 2006
European Union Cotonou Partnership Joint Parliamentary Assembly Co-President(s) Netty Baldeh
Louis Michel
3 April 2016
9 April 2009
 Commonwealth of Independent States Interparliamentary Assembly Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko 2011
Commonwealth of Nations Parliamentary Association President Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury 9 October 2014
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Parliament President Gabriela Rivadeneira 16 February 2016
Council of the Baltic Sea States Assembly President[15] Jānis Vucāns 1 January 2016
Council of Europe Assembly President Pedro Agramunt 25 January 2016
 East African Community Legislative Assembly Speaker Daniel Kidega 19 December 2014
European Union Eastern Partnership Parliamentary Assembly Co-President(s) Victor Dolidze
Marian Lupu
17 March 2015
16 February 2016
Economic Community of Central African States Parliament President[16] Santiago Nchama 4 June 2015
Economic Community of West African States Parliament Speaker Moustapha Cissé 4 February 2016
France French Citizens Abroad Assembly President[17] Jean-Marc Ayrault 11 February 2016
Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly President Saber Hossain Chowdhury 16 October 2014
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie International Organisation of La Francophonie Parliamentary Assembly President Aubin Minaku 12 July 2015
European Union Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit Parliamentary Assembly Co-President(s) Ramón Jáuregui Atondo
Roberto Requião
6 May 2015
6 May 2015
 Mercosur Parliament President Jorge Taiana 1 January 2016
Nordic Council Parliamentary Assembly President[18] Henrik Dam Kristensen 2016
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Assembly President Mike Turner 24 November 2014
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva 2 July 2014
 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Parliamentary Union Secretary General Mahmut Erol Kilic 25 May 2008
 Turkic Council Parliamentary Assembly Chairperson Baktykozha Izmukhambetov 28 March 2016
European Union Union for the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly President Lhou Lmarbouh 8 January 2016
 United Nations General Assembly President[19] Mogens Lykketoft 16 September 2015

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f The Vice President is the ex officio presiding officer.
  2. ^ The Austrian President of the Federal Council rotates every six months.
  3. ^ The Colombian President of the Congress and Senate rotates annually.
  4. ^ The Colombian President of the Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
  5. ^ The Costa Rican Speaker of the Legislative Assembly rotates annually.
  6. ^ The German President of the Bundesrat rotates annually.
  7. ^ The North Korean President of the Presidium is the ex officio presiding officer.
  8. ^ The Panamanian President of the National Assembly rotates annually.
  9. ^ The Sammarinese Captains Regent rotate every eight months.
  10. ^ The Swiss President of the Council of States rotates annually.
  11. ^ The Swiss President of the National Council rotates annually.
  12. ^ The Uruguayan President of the Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
  13. ^ The European President of the Council of Ministers rotates every six months.
  14. ^ The ACP Assembly President rotates biannually.
  15. ^ The Baltic Assembly President rotates annually.
  16. ^ The CEMAC Parliament President rotates annually
  17. ^ The French Foreign Minister is the ex officio presiding officer.
  18. ^ The Nordic Assembly President rotates annually.
  19. ^ The UNGA President rotates annually.