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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
Seal of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives.png
Seal of the speaker
Masonrockefeller portrait.png
Incumbent
MasonRockefeller
since October 23, 2022
United States House of Representatives
Style
  • Mr. Speaker (informal)
  • The Honorable (formal)
StatusPresiding officer
SeatUnited States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
NominatorMajor parties (normally)
AppointerHouse of Representatives
Term lengthAt 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 instrumentConstitution of the United States
FormationJanuary 1, 2013 (10 years ago)
First holderIzaak136
SuccessionSecond

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.

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