Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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The Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of New South Wales. The role of Speaker has traditionally been a partisan office, filled by the governing party of the time. The incumbent Speaker is an exception, however; prominent independent MLA Richard Torbay was appointed to the role by Australian Labor Party Premier Morris Iemma after the 2007 state election.
| Member | Party | Term in Office |
| Hon Sir Daniel Cooper | None | May 22, 1856 - January 31, 1860 |
| Hon Terence Aubrey Murray | None | January 31, 1860 - October 13, 1862 |
| Hon John Hay | None | October 14, 1862 - October 31, 1865 |
| Hon William Arnold | None | November 1, 1865 - March 1, 1875 |
| Hon Sir George Wigram Allen | None | March 23, 1875 - November 23, 1882 |
| Hon Edmund Barton | None | January 3, 1883 - January 31, 1887 |
| Hon James Young | Free Trade Party | March 8, 1887 - October 21, 1890 |
| Hon Sir Joseph Abbott | Independent | October 22, 1890 - June 12, 1900 |
| Hon William McCourt | Liberal Reform Party | June 13, 1900 - November 14, 1910 |
| Hon John Cann | Australian Labor Party | November 15, 1910 - July 31, 1911 |
| Hon Henry Willis | Liberal Party | August 24, 1911 - July 22, 1913 |
| Hon Henry Morton | Independent | July 22, 1913 - December 22, 1913 |
| Hon Richard Meagher | Independent | December 23, 1913 - April 16, 1917 |
| Hon John Jacob Cohen | Liberal Reform Party | April 17, 1917 - January 30, 1919 |
| Hon Daniel Levy | Nationalist Party | August 19, 1919 - December 12, 1921 |
| Hon Simon Hickey | Australian Labor Party | December 13, 1921 - December 20, 1921 |
| Hon Daniel Levy | Nationalist Party | December 20, 1921 - June 23, 1925 |
| Hon James Dooley | Australian Labor Party | June 24, 1925 - November 2, 1927 |
| Hon Sir Daniel Levy | United Australia Party | November 3, 1927 - November 24, 1930 |
| Hon Frank Burke | Australian Labor Party | November 25, 1930 - June 23, 1932 |
| Hon Sir Daniel Levy | United Australia Party | June 24, 1932 - May 20, 1937 |
| Hon Reginald Weaver | United Australia Party | August 4, 1937 - May 27, 1941 |
| Hon Daniel Clyne | Australian Labor Party | May 28, 1941 - May 27, 1947 |
| Hon William Lamb | Australian Labor Party | May 28, 1947 - April 20, 1959 |
| Hon Ray Maher | Australian Labor Party | April 21, 1959 - January 29, 1965 |
| Hon Sir Kevin Ellis | Liberal Party | May 26, 1965 - December 3, 1973 |
| Hon Jim Cameron | Liberal Party | December 4, 1973 - May 24, 1976 |
| Hon Laurie Kelly | Australian Labor Party | May 25, 1976 - April 26, 1988 |
| Hon Kevin Rozzoli | Liberal Party | April 27, 1988 - May 1, 1995 |
| Hon John Murray | Australian Labor Party | May 2, 1995 - April 28, 2003 |
| Hon John Aquilina | Australian Labor Party | April 29, 2003 - May 7, 2007 |
| Hon Richard Torbay | Independent | May 8, 2007 - present |
