Newt Gingrich (born June 17, 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) succeeded Tom Foley as the fifty-eighth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving between January 4, 1995 and January 3, 1999, including the whole of 1997.
Newt Gingrich
assuming BOTH the Pres. and the VP are unable, next in line is the Speaker of the House. It's never happened before but it's come close.
Frederick Muhlenberg became the first Speaker of the US House of Representatives in 1789.
To bring up the topic that they will be discussing in the House of Commons. e.g. a bill, law etc... but they must be totally clean of their party decision. They don't want the speaker to love the Conservatives or Liberals. Only because the speaker will take their side of the discussion, which may lead to other things.
Pelosi
He or she is called the Speaker of the House.
They are called the "Speaker of the House".
The Speaker of the House. When the democrats were in the majority, Nancy Pelosi was Speaker. The House is currently under republican control and John Boehner occupies the Speakers chair.
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Speaker of the House --Tony Nichols--
The speaker of the house
The Speaker of the House.
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No, you do not have to be a member of the House to be the Speaker.