Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone

Speaker of the House of Parliament of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Incumbent Abass Bundu since 2018
Style	The Honourable Speaker
Appointer	Parliament of Sierra Leone (Elected by)
Constituting instrument	1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone
Formation	1957
First holder	Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Succession	Second in line of presidential succession, after the Vice-President of Sierra Leone

The Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone is the presiding officer of Parliament of Sierra Leone. The speaker is the overall leader of Parliament, and is directly elected by sitting members of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone.^[1] Like other members of Parliament, the speaker is addressed as the Honourable.

The Speaker is given the constitutional power to preside over Parliament. Further, they call Members of Parliament into session, and discipline members who break the rules of Parliament. The first Speaker of the Sierra Leonean House of Parliament was the Honourable Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston who served from 1957 to 1962.^[2]

Per the Constitution, the speaker is elected either among MPs who have served for no less than five years, or non-MPs who have been eligible to stand for no less than 10 years, and must be at least 40 years of age.

List of speakers

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston	1957	1962	[1]
Sir Banja Tejan-Sie	1962	1967	[1]
Sir Emile Luke	1968	1973	[1]
Justice Percy Davies	1973	1977	[1]
Justice Singer Betts	1977	1986	[1]
William Niaka Stephen Conteh	1986	May 1992	[1]
In abeyance, military junta	May 1992	1996
Justice Sheku Mohamed Fadril Kutubu	1996	May 1997	[1]
Hon.Umaro S Timbo	May 1997	February 1998
Justice Sheku Mohamed Fadril Kutubu	February 1998	2000	[1]
Justice Edmund Cowan	2000	2007	[1][3]
Justice Abel Nathaniel Bankole Stronge	25 September 2007	19 November 2013	[1]
Sheku Badara Bashiru Dumbuya	19 November 2013	2018	[4]
Abass Bundu	25 April 2018	Incumbent	[5]

References

1. "Dr. Abdulai Conteh Comments on Controversial Speaker Issue". November 22, 2013.
2. "Sierra Leone: Re: The Speaker of Parliament by Dr. Abdulai O. Conteh". Sierra Leone News. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
3. "SIERRA LEONE: Parliamentary elections Parliament, 2002".
4. "Parliament of Sierra Leone > About Us > the Speakership > Speaker > Biography". www.parliament.gov.sl. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
5. "Parliament of Sierra Leone > About Us > The Speakership > Speaker > Biography". www.parliament.gov.sl. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016.

External links

• http://www.thisissierraleone.com/sierra-leone-re-the-speaker-of-parliament-by-dr-abdulai-o-conteh/