Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
| Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the speaker | |
Incumbent Robbiebeastpro90000 since September 24, 2023 | |
| 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. Three people have been elected speaker without being a member of the House of Representatives, the first being Flammus in 2015, who was later joined by Ralphiuss in 2021, and Reset4K in 2022. 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 Robbiebeastpro90000, who was elected on September 24, 2023.