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The speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly[1] (Irish: Ceann Comhairle)[2] (originally having the title of Presiding Officer)[3] is the presiding officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly, elected on a cross-community vote by the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. A principal deputy speaker and two deputy speakers are elected to help fulfil the role. The office of Speaker is currently held (since February 2024) by the MLA for Belfast South Edwin Poots of the Democratic Unionist Party.
The Office of the Speaker is located in Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast. The speaker is also the Chairman of the Assembly Commission, the body corporate of the Assembly, and the Chairman of the Assembly Business Committee.
^Northern Ireland Assembly standing orders make provision for a presiding officer who shall have the title Speaker 1. The Speaker Archived 4 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^"Seirbhís Oideachais Thionól Thuaisceart Éireann |". education.niassembly.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.)
^S. 39 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (which provides for a "Presiding Officer")
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