National
Speaker of the House of Representatives
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the House from among its members
- Exact method
- Elected by the House from among its members who are not Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries (Constitution of Jamaica, s 43(1)).
- Chosen by
- House of Representatives
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Juliet Holness Report Source: jis.gov.jm, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Jamaica's Constitution of 1962 with amendments through 2015, read 2026-10-12: ss 27, 42(1), 43(1), 64(2), 65(1), 79(2)-(3) for selection_detail. Fallback: Constitute Project text, because the Jamaican Parliament/MOJ sites did not serve the Constitution (TLS error / no text). For: Speaker of the House of Representatives
- wikidata.org · checked Wikidata Q47308275, read 2026-10-12: Juliet Holness as Speaker since 2023-09-26. Fallback: Wikidata only; re-election after Sept 2025 not confirmed For: Speaker of the House of Representatives
- jis.gov.jm · checked Jamaica Information Service, "House Speaker Reaffirms Commitment to Technology-driven Parliamentary Reform", 30 Sep 2025, read 2026-10-12: Juliet Holness is Speaker in the Parliament elected 3 Sep 2025 (date of re-election not stated). For: Juliet Holness, current term
- wikidata.org · checked Wikipedia, 2025 Jamaican general election, read 2026-10-12: 63 constituencies, winners, parties; swearing-in of MPs 18 Sep 2025 per Jamaica Observer. Fallback: Wikipedia, because parliament.gov.jm / ecj.com.jm / opm.gov.jm pages returned no member or cabinet lists; cross-check: result totals in prose (35/28) disagree with the constituency table (34/29) For: Juliet Holness, current term
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