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| | |post=Speaker | ||
| | |body=the United States House of Representatives | ||
| | |insignia=Seal of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives.png | ||
|insigniasize=125 | |||
|insigniacaption=Seal of the speaker | |||
|image=Masonrockefeller portrait.png | |||
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|incumbent=[[MasonRockefeller]] | |incumbent=[[MasonRockefeller]] | ||
|style=Mr. Speaker (informal) | |incumbentsince=October 23, 2022 | ||
| | |department=[[United States House of Representatives]] | ||
|style={{plainlist| | |||
*Mr. Speaker (informal) | |||
*The Honorable (formal) | |||
}} | |||
|status=Presiding officer | |||
|seat=[[United States Capitol]], [[Washington, D.C.]] | |seat=[[United States Capitol]], [[Washington, D.C.]] | ||
|appointer=House of Representatives | |nominator=Major parties (normally) | ||
| | |appointer=[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] | ||
|termlength=At the House's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Congress by a majority of the representatives-elect, and upon a vacancy during a Congress. | |||
|constituting_instrument=Constitution of the United States | |constituting_instrument=Constitution of the United States | ||
|formation=January 1, 2013 (10 years ago) | |formation=January 1, 2013 (10 years ago) | ||
| | |first=Izaak136 | ||
|succession=Second | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''speaker of the United States House of Representatives''', commonly known as the '''speaker of the House''', is the presiding officer of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The office was established in 2012 by Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer, de facto leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions. | The '''speaker of the United States House of Representatives''', commonly known as the '''speaker of the House''', is the presiding officer of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The office was established in 2012 by Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer, de facto leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions. |
Revision as of 00:45, 29 January 2023
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
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United States House of Representatives | |
Style |
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Status | Presiding officer |
Seat | United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
Nominator | Major parties (normally) |
Appointer | House of Representatives |
Term length | At the House's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Congress by a majority of the representatives-elect, and upon a vacancy during a Congress. |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the United States |
Formation | January 1, 2013 (10 years ago) |
First holder | Izaak136 |
Succession | Second |
The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 2012 by Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer, de facto leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions.
The Constitution does not explicitly require the speaker to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives. The only person to be elected speaker without being a member of the House of Representatives was Ralphiuss, who was elected on February 4, 2021 and served until February 8, 2021. The speaker is second in the United States presidential line of succession, after the vice president and ahead of the president pro tempore of the Senate.
The current House speaker is MasonRockefeller, who was elected on October 23, 2022.