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Legislature of the Turks and Caicos Islands consists of Her Majesty and a House of Assembly.
There are 19 members of the Turks and Caicos Islands House of Assembly. Fifteen of these are directly elected by voters in an election, four are appointed by the Governor: he appoints two himself and agrees one nomination each from the Premier and Leader of the Opposition. The House also includes a Speaker, elected by the elected and appointed members of the House, and the Attorney General, who serves as non-voting ex-officio member. |
| Speakers of the Legislative Council |
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Name |
Entered Office |
Left Office |
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Hon. George Edmund Morrison EWING, OBE |
1976 |
1980 |
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Hon. William Henry MILLS, OBE |
1980 |
1987 |
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Hon. Larry Allan COALBROOKE |
1988 |
1990 |
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Hon. Dr. Rosita Beatrice MISSICK-BUTTERFIELD, SCM, MBE |
1991 |
1993 |
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Hon. Austin Alexander ROBINSON, OBE |
1994 |
1994 |
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Hon. Winston Rudith OUTTEN |
1995 |
1998 |
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Hon. Emily Augusta SAUNDERS |
1998 |
1999 |
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Hon. Felix O'Neal DELANCEY |
1999 |
2003 |
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Hon. Glennevans Clifton CLARKE |
2003 |
2007 |
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| Speakers of the House of Assembly |
| When the House of Assembly first meets after a general election, or after the office of Speaker becomes vacant for any reason other than a dissolution of the House, and before it proceeds to the despatch of any other business, the House elects a person to be Speaker of the House. |
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Name |
Entered Office |
Left Office |
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Hon. Clayton S. GREENE |
Mar 2007 |
Aug 2009 |
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Hon. Robert Stevenson HALL |
28 Nov 2012 |
28 Oct 2016 |
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Hon. Dwayne TAYLOR |
29 Dec 2016 |
incumbent |
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| Standing Orders |
Standing Orders are the formal written rules that govern the proceedings of the each House of Parliament and set out the arrangement of the business to be conducted as well as the rules for debate. Standing Orders (Rules) may be suspended, if the House agrees, in order to allow a certain item of business to be conducted. |
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