There are a number of special roles within the parliament to help it run effectively.
Speakers
Want to know about the role of the Speaker? Go to our fact sheet on parliamentary responsibilities.
Member | Party | Period of office | Length of term | Photograph |
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Joy Burch | Australian Labor Party | 31/10/2016 - present | ongoing | |
Vicki Dunne | Canberra Liberals | 6/11/2012 - 31/10/2016 | 3 years, 11 months and 26 days | |
Shane Rattenbury | ACT Greens | 5/11/2008 - 6/11/2012 | 4 years and 1 day | |
Wayne Berry | Australian Labor Party | 12/11/2001 - 5/11/2008 | 6 years, 11 months and 25 days | |
Greg Cornwell | Liberal Party | 9/3/1995 - 12/11/2001 | 6 years, 8 months and 4 days | |
Roberta McRae | Australian Labor Party | 27/3/1992 - 9/3/1995 | 2 years, 11 months and 11 days | |
David Prowse | No Self Government Party | 11/5/1989 - 27/3/1992 | 2 years, 10 months and 17 days |
Chief Ministers
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Member | Party | Period of office | Length of term | Photograph |
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Andrew Barr | Australian Labor Party | 11/12/2014 - present | ongoing | |
Katy Gallagher | Australian Labor Party | 16/5/2011 - 10/12/2014 | 3 years, 6 months and 25 days | |
Jon Stanhope | Australian Labor Party | 12/11/2001 - 12/5/2011 | 9 years, 6 months and 1 day | |
Gary Humphries | Liberal Party | 18/10/2000 - 12/11/2001 | 1 year and 26 days | |
Kate Carnell | Liberal Party | 9/3/1995 - 17/10/2000 | 5 years, 7 months and 9 days | |
Rosemary Follett | Australian Labor Party | 6/6/1991 - 9/3/1995 | 3 years, 9 months and 4 days | |
Trevor Kaine | Liberal Party | 5/12/1989 - 6/6/1991 | 1 year, 6 months and 2 days | |
Rosemary Follett | Australian Labor Party | 11/5/1989 - 5/12/1989 | 6 months and 25 days |
Opposition Leaders
Want to know about the role of the Leader of the Opposition? Go to our fact sheet on parliamentary responsibilities.
Party | Period of office | Length of term | Photograph | |
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Elizabeth Lee | Canberra Liberals | 3/11/2020 - present | ongoing | |
Alistair Coe | Canberra Liberals | 31/10/2016 - 17/10/2020 | 3 years, 11 months, 17 days | |
Jeremy Hanson | Canberra Liberals | 11/2/2013 - 15/10/2016 | 3 years, 8 months, 5 days | |
Zed Seselja | Canberra Liberals | 13/12/2007 - 11/02/2013 | 5 years, 23 days*** | |
Bill Stefaniak | Liberal Party | 16/5/2006 - 13/12/2007 | 1 year, 6 months, 28 days | |
Brendan Smyth | Liberal Party | 25/11/2002 - 16/5/2006 | 3 years, 5 months, 3 days** | |
Gary Humphries | Liberal Party | 12/11/2001 - 25/11/2001 | 1 year, 14 days | |
Jon Stanhope | Australian Labor Party | 19/3/1998 - 20/10/2001 | 3 years, 7 months, 2 days | |
Wayne Berry | Australian Labor Party | 19/8/1997 - 21/2/1998 | 6 months, 3 days | |
Andrew Whitecross | Australian Labor Party | 5/3/1996 - 19/8/1997 | 1 year, 5 months, 15 days | |
Rosemary Follett | Australian Labor Party | 9/3/1995 - 5/3/1996 | 11 months, 26 days | |
Kate Carnell | Liberal Party | 21/4/1993 - 18/2/1995 | 1 year, 9 months, 29 days | |
Trevor Kaine | Liberal Party | 22/7/1991 - 21/4/1993 | 1 year, 7 months, 20 days* | |
Gary Humphries | Liberal Party | 21/6/1991 - 22/7/1991 | 1 month, 2 days | |
Craig Duby | Liberal Party | 21/6/1991 | 1 day | |
Trevor Kaine | Liberal Party | 6/6/1991 - 21/6/1991 | 16 days | |
Rosemary Follett | Australian Labor Party | 5/12/1989 - 6/6/1991 | 1 year, 6 months, 2 days | |
Trevor Kaine | Liberal Party | 11/5/1989 - 5/12/1989 | 6 months, 25 days |
*Trevor Kaine: period of office and length of term excludes the period from election day to first sitting 15/2/1992 - 26/3/1992
**Brendan Smyth: period of office and length of term excludes the period from election day to first sitting 17/10/2004 - 3/11/2004
***Zed Seselja: period of office and length of term excludes the period from election day to first sitting for the Seventh Assembly 18/10/2008 - 5/11/2008 and the Eighth Assembly 20/10/2012 - 6/11/2012
Clerks
Want to know about the role of the Clerk? Go to our fact sheet on parliamentary responsibilities.
Clerk | Period of office | Length of office | Photograph |
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Thomas Duncan | 7/6/2003 - present | ongoing* | |
Mark Joseph McRae | 9/11/1989 - 6/6/2003 | 13 years, 6 months and 29 days | |
Donald Marden Piper (Acting) | 11/5/1989 - 8/11/1989 | 5 months and 29 days |
*Tom Duncan was Acting Clerk from 7/6/2003 - 24/9/2003, he was appointed as Clerk from 25/9/2003