Speaker of the United States House of Representatives by Minority Whip Newt Gingrich. Speaker Gingrich would regularly clash with Democratic President Bill Clinton, leading to the United States federal government shutdown of 1995 and 1996, in which Clinton was largely seen to have prevailed. Gingrich's hold on the leadership was weakened significantly by that and several other controversies, and he faced a caucus revolt in 1997. After the Republicans lost House seats in 1998 (although retaining a majority) he did not stand for a third term as Speaker. His successor, Dennis Hastert, had been chosen as a compromise candidate, since the other Republicans in the leadership were more
2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election 2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election An election for the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives will take place during the first week in January 2019, during the opening day of the 116th United States Congress, two months after the 2018 elections. The Dean of the United States House of Representatives, in this case, Alaska's Don Young, will administer the oath of office to the new Speaker who, in turn, administers the oath of office en masse to the rest of the members of the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republican speaker Paul Ryan