The 30th anniversary of Australia’s Parliament House

Dr Joy McCann, Anna Hough
Politics and Public Administration Section

with Dr Dianne Heriot, Parliamentary Librarian



Appendix 3: Presiding Officers since 1988

Senate

President

Term

Sibraa, the Hon. Kerry Walter

17.2.1987–5.6.1987
14.9.1987–31.1.1994

Beahan, the Hon. Michael Eamon

1.2.1994–30.6.1996

Reid, the Hon. Margaret Elizabeth

20.8.1996–18.8.2002

Calvert, the Hon. Paul Henry

19.8.2002–14.8.2007

Ferguson, the Hon. Alan Baird

14.8.2007–25.8.2008

Hogg, the Hon. John Joseph

26.8.2008–30.6.2014

Parry, the Hon. Stephen

7.7.2014–13.11.2017

Ryan, the Hon. Scott

13.11.2017–

House of Representatives

Speaker

Term

Child, the Hon. Joan

11.2.1986–5.6.1987
14.9.1987–28.8.1989

McLeay, the Hon. Leo Boyce

29.8.1989–22.12.1989
8.5.1990–8.2.1993

Martin, the Hon. Stephen Paul

4.5.1993–29.1.1996

Halverson, the Hon. Robert George

30.4.1996–3.3.1998

Sinclair, the Rt Hon. Ian McCahon

4.3.1998–31.8.1998

Andrew, the Hon. John Neil

10.11.1998–8.10.2001
12.2.2002–31.8.2004

Hawker, the Hon. David Peter Maxwell

16.11.2004–17.10.2007 (with the authority to act as Speaker between date of dissolution on 17.10.07 and date of election of successor on 12.2.08)

Jenkins, Harry Alfred

12.2.2008–24.11.11

Slipper, the Hon Peter

24.11.2011–9.10.2012

Burke, Anna

9.10.2012–5.8.2013

Bishop, the Hon. Bronwyn 12.11.2013 ̶ 2.8.2015
Smith, the Hon. Tony 10.08.15–

Source: Parliamentary Handbook [1]



Footnotes

  1. Commonwealth of Australia, Parliamentary Handbook, Part 6: Historical information on the Australian Parliament, viewed 24 August 2012, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A
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