List of current presidents of legislatures
Appearance
This is a list of current presiding officers of the legislative assemblies of sovereign states.
States recognised by the United Nations
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 |
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.
See also
- List of current dependent territory leaders
- List of current defence ministers
- List of current finance ministers
- List of current foreign ministers
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of current interior ministers
- List of current longest ruling non-royal national leaders
- List of current Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
- List of current presidents
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of current vice presidents
- List of heads of state by diplomatic precedence
- List of spouses of heads of state
- List of state leaders by year
- Lists of office-holders
- Lists of state leaders by year
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f The Vice President is the ex officio presiding officer.
- ^ The Austrian President of the Federal Council rotates every six months.
- ^ The Colombian President of the Congress and Senate rotates annually.
- ^ The Colombian President of the Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
- ^ The Costa Rican Speaker of the Legislative Assembly rotates annually.
- ^ The German President of the Bundesrat rotates annually.
- ^ The North Korean President of the Presidium is the ex officio presiding officer.
- ^ The Panamanian President of the National Assembly rotates annually.
- ^ The Sammarinese Captains Regent rotate every eight months.
- ^ The Swiss President of the Council of States rotates annually.
- ^ The Swiss President of the National Council rotates annually.
- ^ The Uruguayan President of the Chamber of Representatives rotates annually.
- ^ The European President of the Council of Ministers rotates every six months.
- ^ The ACP Assembly President rotates biannually.
- ^ The Baltic Assembly President rotates annually.
- ^ The CEMAC Parliament President rotates annually
- ^ The French Foreign Minister is the ex officio presiding officer.
- ^ The Nordic Assembly President rotates annually.
- ^ The UNGA President rotates annually.