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TheSpeaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council is the chairman of thePalestinian Legislative Council of thePalestinian Authority. As Chairman, the Speaker acts as interimPresident of the Palestinian National Authority if the latter is unable to perform his or her duties. Under Palestinian law, the interim President holds the role for sixty days until an election is held.[1]
Since 29 March 2006, the Speaker has beenAziz Dweik, ofHamas, though the Palestinian Legislative Council has not met since 2007.
After the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister,Mahmoud Abbas, on 6 September 2003, the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council,Ahmed Qurei became acting Prime Minister, and he would be Prime Minister until 26 January 2006.
Rawhi Fattouh became interim President of the Palestinian Authority following the death ofYasser Arafat on 11 November 2004 until 15 January 2005, when Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in as President following the election.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Political party | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
| 1 |  | Ahmed Qurei (1937–2023) | 7 March 1996 | 7 October 2003 | 7 years, 214 days | Fatah (PLO) | [2] | |
| 2 | | Rafiq Al-Natsheh (born 1934) | November 2003 | 10 March 2004 | 4 months | Fatah (PLO) | [3] | |
| 3 | | Rawhi Fattouh (born 1949) | 10 March 2004 | 16 February 2006 | 1 year, 11 months | Fatah (PLO) | [4] | |
| 4 | | Aziz Dweik (born 1947) | 29 March 2006 | Incumbent | 19 years, 242 days | Hamas | ||
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