paul ryan is the name of the speaker of the house now.
paul ryan is the name of the speaker of the house now.
the name of the speaker of the house now?
paul ryan
on september 25, 2015, boehner announced that he would step down as speaker and resign from congress at the end of october 2015. boehner's resignation took place after pope francis' address to congress the day before, an event considered by boehner personally as the highest point in his legislative career. sources in his office indicated he was stepping aside in the face of increasing discord while trying to manage passage of a continuing resolution to fund the government. conservative opposition to funding planned parenthood as part of the resolution, and stronger threats to boehner's leadership on account of the controversy, prompted the abrupt announcement. originally, house majority leader kevin mccarthy of california had announced he would run for speaker and was seen as the prohibitive favorite. on october 8, 2015, mccarthy abruptly announced he would not run for speaker, citing that he felt he could not effectively lead a fractured republican caucus. after mccarthy's announcement, boehner announced that he would stay on as speaker until a successor was chosen. after initially turning down requests from republican leaders, house ways and means committee chairman and 2012 republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan of wisconsin announced he would run for speaker and had received boehner's blessing. in his final act as speaker, boehner presided over the election to succeed him. after announcing that ryan had garnered a majority of votes on the house floor, boehner officially passed off the speaker's gavel to ryan on october 29, 2015. boehner's resignation from congress became official october 31, 2015, at 11:59 p.m.
john boehner
whilst presiding, the speaker sits in a chair at the front of the house. traditionally, members supporting the government sit on his or her right, and those supporting the opposition on his or her left. the speaker's powers are extensive—much more so than those of his or her lords counterpart, the lord speaker. most importantly, the speaker calls on members to speak; no member may make a speech without the speaker's prior permission. by custom, the speaker alternates between members supporting the government and those supporting the opposition. members direct their speeches not to the whole house, but to the speaker, using the words "mister speaker" or "madam speaker". members must refer to each other in the third person by the name of their constituency or their ministerial titles (not their names); they may not directly address anyone other than the speaker (who does call them by name). in order to remain neutral, the speaker generally refrains from making speeches, although there is nothing to prevent him or her from doing so. for example, on wednesday 3 december 2008, speaker martin addressed the house on the subject of the arrest of damian green mp and the subsequent searching of his office within the precincts of the house of commons.
speaker of the house of commons (united kingdom)