| Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament | |
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since 10 November 2023 | |
| Style | Mrs Speaker (within Parliament) The Honourable (formal) |
| Residence | Parliament House |
| Appointer | Gibraltar Parliament |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure (elected by the Commons at thestart of each Parliament, and upon a vacancy) |
| Inaugural holder | William Thompson |
| Salary | £55,982 (per annum) |
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TheSpeaker of the Gibraltar Parliament is thepresiding officer of theGibraltar Parliament, the legislature of theBritish Overseas Territory ofGibraltar. The current Speaker isKaren Ramagge Prescott, who succeeded Melvynn Farell on 10 November 2023 to become the first female to take the role.
A Legislative Council, the predecessor of the parliament, was inaugurated on 23 November 1950. A Speaker was appointed in 1958.
| Name | Period |
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| Presidents (TheGovernor of Gibraltar): | 1950–1958 |
| General SirKenneth Anderson,KCB,MC | 1950–1952 |
| General SirGordon MacMillan,KCB,CBE,DSO,MC | 1952–1955 |
| Lieutenant General SirHarold Redman,KCB,CBE | 1955–1958 |
| Speakers | 1958–1969 |
| Major Joseph PatronOBE,MC,JP | 1958–1964 |
| William Thompson,OBE,JP | 1964–1969 |
Between 1969 and 2007 the Gibraltar Parliament was styled as the House of Assembly.[1]
| Image | Name | Term | Parliaments |
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| Colonel William Thompson, OBE, JP | 1969–1970 | 1st | |
| Sir Alfred Vasquez, CBE,QC | 1970–1992 | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th | |
 | Robert Peliza, OBE,ED | 1992–1996 | 7th |
| John Alcantara, CBE | 1996–2007 | 8th 9th 10th | |
| Haresh Budhrani, KC | 11 October 2007 – 9 December 2011 | 11th | |
 | Adolfo Canepa, GMH, OBE | 21 December 2011 – 19 November 2019 | 12th 13th |
| Melvyn Farrell, BEM, GMD, RD, JP | 19 November 2019 – 10 November 2023 | 14th | |
| Karen Ramagge Prescott, GMH, JP | 10 November 2023–present | 15th |
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