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Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
Mutauriri weDare reVanodzika Mitemo ye Nyika (Shona)
Logo used to represent the Parliament of Zimbabwe
Incumbent
Jacob Mudenda
since 3 September 2013
StyleHonourable
StatusPresiding officer
Member ofNational Assembly
AppointerHouse of Assembly approved and sworn in by the Chief Justice
Term lengthFive years
elected by the National Assembly at the start of each parliament, and upon a vacancy
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Zimbabwe
PrecursorSpeaker of the House Assembly of Rhodesia
Formation1923
First holder
DeputyDeputy Speaker
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Government
Legislature
Judiciary
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Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

This article lists the speakers of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe and its historical antecedents: House of Assembly of Southern Rhodesia in 1923–1953 and 1963–1965, Federal Assembly of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1953–1963, House of Assembly of Rhodesia in 1965–1979 and House of Assembly of Zimbabwe in 1980–2013.

Parliament of Zimbabwe building in Harare.

Southern Rhodesia (1923–1964) and Rhodesia (1964–1965)

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No. Portrait Speaker Tenure Term(s) Party Notes
1 Lionel Cripps 30 May 1924 – 11 March 1935 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Rhodesia Party (until 1934) [1]
1 United Party (after 1934)
2 Allan Ross Welsh 11 March 1935 – 18 March 1952 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th United Party [1]
3 Sir Tom Ian Findlay Wilson 18 March 1952 – 13 April 1954 7th, 8th United Party [1][2]
4 William Addison 13 April 1954 – 30 June 1959 8th, 9th United Party [1]
5 Walter Alexander 30 June 1959 – 28 July 1964 9th, 10th ? [1][3][4]
6 Albert Rubidge Washington Stumbles 28 July 1964 – 1965 10th, 11th Rhodesian Front [1][4]

Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963)

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No. Portrait Speaker Tenure Term(s) Party Notes
1 Sir Tom Ian Findlay Wilson 1953 – 1960 1st, 2nd Federal Party
United Federal Party
2 1960 – 1963 2nd, 3rd United Federal Party

Rhodesia (1965–1979)

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House of Assembly was unicameral legislature from 1965 to 1970, and the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Rhodesia from 1970 to 1979.

No. Portrait Speaker Tenure Party Notes
1 Albert Rubidge Washington Stumbles 1965 – 31 December 1972 Rhodesian Front [5][6]
2 George Holland Hartley 27 March 1973 – 1979 Rhodesian Front [6]

Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979) and Southern Rhodesia (1979–1980)

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No. Portrait Speaker Tenure Party Notes
1 John Moses Chirimbani 8–25 May 1979 United African National Council [7]
2 John Zwenhamo Ruredzo 25 May 1979 – 1979 United African National Council

Zimbabwe (1980–present)

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No. Portrait Speaker Tenure Parliament(s) Party
1 Didymus Mutasa 14 May 1980 – 1990 1st, 2nd ZANU (until 1987)
ZANU–PF (after 1987)
2 Nolan Makombe 2 May 1990 – 1995 3rd ZANU–PF
3 Cyril Ndebele 14 April 1995 – 2000 4th ZANU–PF
4 Emmerson Mnangagwa 1 July 2000 – 2005 5th ZANU–PF
5 John Nkomo 1 April 2005 – 5 March 2008 6th ZANU–PF
6 Lovemore Moyo 25 August 2008 – 27 June 2013 7th MDC–T
7 Jacob Mudenda 22 August 2013 – Incumbent[8] 8th, 9th, 10th ZANU–PF

Deputy Speakers

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No. Portrait Deputy Speaker Tenure Parliament(s) Party
1 Tsitsi Gezi 2018 – Incumbent 9th, 10th ZANU–PF

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f http://ir.uz.ac.zw/jspui/bitstream/10646/3684/1/Willson_Holders_of_Administrative_and_Ministerial_office_1894_1964.pdf Archived 1 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Cook, Chris (2 October 2012). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 9781136509629.
  3. ^ The Parliamentarian. 10 March 1960.
  4. ^ a b The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. 10 March 1964.
  5. ^ Assembly, Southern Rhodesia Parliament House of. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly. House of Assembly.
  6. ^ a b Assembly, Southern Rhodesia Parliament House of. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly. House of Assembly.
  7. ^ "World News Briefs". The New York Times. 9 May 1979. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ^ Chronicle, The (27 November 2018). "President meets Parliament presiding officers". The Chronicle.
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