john bercow is the name of the speaker of parliament.
john bercow is the name of the speaker of parliament.
what is the name of the speaker of parliament?
john bercow
in october 2009, bercow chaired the united kingdom youth parliament's first annual sitting in the house of commons, making them the only group except members of parliament to sit in the chamber. he has chaired every subsequent sitting and attended every annual conference, addressing and supporting members of youth parliament from across the uk. in 2014, bercow was appointed chancellor of the university of bedfordshire, and in july 2017 he was appointed chancellor of the university of essex. in october 2018, it was reported that bercow intended to step down as speaker in the summer of 2019, due to a report on the failure of high-level figures in parliament to deal adequately with bullying of staff at westminster and due to allegations of bullying made against him personally. however, it was later reported that bercow planned "to stay as speaker" until the end of parliament's session, in 2022. having served 10 years as speaker, bercow is the longest-serving speaker since edward fitzroy served 15 years in post between 1928 and 1943, and the first speaker since fitzroy to serve under four prime ministers.
john bercow
the sierra leone parliament is led by the speaker of the parliament, who is overall the leader of parliament and is directly elected by his fellow sitting members of parliament to be the speaker. the speaker is in charge of moderating debate in parliament; introducing bills in parliament; making rulings in parliament; leading negotiation with members of parliament to pass bills; and announcing the results of votes passed by parliament. the speaker is given the constitutional power to discipline members who break the rules of parliament. the president of sierra leone work closely with the speaker of parliament to help negotiate and pass a bill in the house of parliament. the speaker of parliament always represents the majority party in parliament and is often a key ally of the president, who is usually from the same party. the current speaker of parliament is the honourable sheku badara bashiru dumbuya from the ruling all people's congress (apc).
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