Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scotland

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Scotland

Scottish Government

First Minister: Alex Salmond Deputy First Minister: Nicola Sturgeon Cabinet Crown Office Lord Advocate: Elish Angiolini Executive agencies Public bodies

Scottish Parliament

Acts Presiding Officer: Alex Fergusson Scottish Parliament Building Members (MSPs) : 1999, 2003, 2007 Constituencies and electoral regions Elections: 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 Legislative Consent Motion

Scotland in the United Kingdom

Her Majesty's Government Secretary of State: Des Browne Scotland Office Reserved matters Advocate General: Neil Davidson Parliament of the United Kingdom Constituencies Grand Committee Select Committee Elections: 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009/10 Lists of Scottish MPs

Legal system Scots law Supreme courts

European Parliament European Parliament constituency Elections: 2004, 2009 Local government Subdivisions of Scotland Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Political parties Scottish independence Unionism in Scotland

Other countries · Atlas  Politics Portal view • talk • edit

The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Oifigear-Riaghlaidh, Scots: Preses o the Scots Pairlament) is the speaker of the Scottish Parliament, elected by the Members of the Scottish Parliament. He or she also heads the Corporate Body of the Scottish Parliament and as such is viewed as a figurehead for the entire organisation. Two Deputy Presiding Officers are elected to help fulfil the role. The office of the Presiding Officer is in Queensberry House.

The first person to hold the position was Sir David Steel, appointed in 1999.

[edit] List of presiding officers

		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
	1.	David Steel	12 May 1999	7 May 2003	Liberal Democrats
	2.	George Reid	7 May 2003	14 May 2007	Scottish National Party
	3.	Alex Fergusson	14 May 2007	Incumbent	Conservative

[edit] List of Deputy Presiding Officers

• Patricia Ferguson (1999-2001)
• George Reid (1999-2003)
• Murray Tosh (2001-2007)
• Trish Godman (2003-present)
• Alasdair Morgan (2007-present)

[edit] See also

• Presidency of the old Scots Parliament (pre-1707):
  • Monarch of Scotland
  • Lord Chancellor of Scotland
  • Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland
• Presiding Officer (disambiguation page)
• Speaker (politics)
• Chairman
• Convener
• Moderator
• Preses