List of speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives

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This is a complete list of the speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives. Elected by the members of the House, the Speaker is the presiding officer of that body. In addition to duties as chair, the adopted rules of the House of Representatives specify other powers and duties of the post. The Speaker is currently elected for a two-year term in the odd-numbered years in which the Legislature convenes.[1]

StyleThe Honorable
AppointerElected by the Michigan House of Representatives
Inaugural holderEzra Convis
SuccessionFifth
Quick facts Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, Style ...
Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
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Incumbent
Matt Hall
since January 8, 2025
Michigan House of Representatives
StyleThe Honorable
AppointerElected by the Michigan House of Representatives
Inaugural holderEzra Convis
SuccessionFifth
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Several speakers have gone on to pursue and achieve higher office, including as a member of Congress or as Governor of Michigan.

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Representative Party County of residence District Session years
Ezra ConvisDemocraticCalhounCalhoun1835–1836
Charles W. WhippleDemocraticWayneWayne1837
Kinsley S. BinghamDemocratic[2]LivingstonLivingston1838–1839
Henry AckerWhigJacksonJackson1840
Philo C. Fuller[3]WhigLenaweeLenawee1841
John BiddleWhigWayneWayne1841
Kinsley S. BinghamDemocratic[2]LivingstonLivingston1842
Robert McClellandDemocraticMonroeMonroe1843
Edwin H. LothropDemocraticKalamazooKalamazoo1844
Alfred H. HanscomDemocraticOaklandOakland1845
Isaac E. CraryDemocraticCalhounCalhoun1846
George W. PeckDemocraticLivingstonLivingston1847
Alexander W. BuelDemocraticWayneWayne1848
Leander ChapmanDemocraticJacksonJackson1849
Silas G. HarrisDemocraticOttawaOttawa/Kent1850
Jefferson G. ThurberDemocraticMonroeMonroe1851
Daniel G. QuackenbossDemocraticLenawee1st Lenawee1853
Cyrus LovellRepublicanIoniaIonia1855
Byron G. StoutDemocraticOakland1st Oakland1857–1858
Henry A. ShawRepublicanEaton1st Eaton1859
Dexter MusseyRepublicanMacomb3rd Macomb1861–1862
Sullivan M. CutcheonRepublicanWashtenaw1st Washtenaw1863–1864
Gilbert E. ReadRepublicanKalamazoo1st Kalamazoo1865
P. Dean WarnerRepublicanOakland3rd Oakland1867
Jonathan J. WoodmanRepublicanVan Buren1st Van Buren1869–1872
Charles M. CroswellRepublicanLenawee4th Lenawee1873–1874
John P. HoytRepublicanTuscolaTuscola1875
John T. RichRepublicanLapeer1st Lapeer1877–1879
Seth C. MoffattRepublicanGrand TraverseGd. Traverse/Wexford1881–1882
Sumner HowardRepublicanGenesee1st Genesee1883
Newcomb ClarkRepublicanBay2nd Bay1885
Daniel P. MarkeyRepublicanOgemawOgemaw1887
Gerrit J. DiekemaRepublicanOttawa1st Ottawa1889
Philip B. WachtelDemocratic[4]CheboyganCheboygan1891–1892
William A. TateumRepublicanKent1st Kent1893
William D. GordonRepublicanMidlandMidland1895–1898
Edgar J. AdamsRepublicanKent1st Kent1899–1900
John J. CartonRepublicanGenesee2nd Genesee1901–1903
Sheridan F. MasterRepublicanKalamazoo1st Kalamazoo1905
Nicholas J. WhelanRepublicanOttawa1st Ottawa1907
Colin P. CampbellRepublicanKent3rd Kent1909
Herbert F. BakerRepublican[5]CheboyganCheboygan1911–1912
Gilbert A. CurrieRepublicanMidlandMidland1913
Charles Wallace SmithRepublicanLapeerLapeer1915
Wayne R. RiceRepublicanNewaygoNewaygo1917
Thomas ReadRepublicanOceanaOceana1919
Fred L. WarnerRepublicanIoniaIonia1921–1922
George W. WelshRepublicanKent1st Kent1923
Fred B. WellsRepublicanCassCass1925–1926
Lynn C. GardnerRepublicanLivingstonLivingston1927
Fred R. MingRepublicanCheboyganCheboygan1929–1932
Martin R. BradleyDemocraticMenomineeMenominee1933–1934
George A. SchroederDemocraticWayne1st Wayne1935–1938
Howard NugentRepublicanHuronHuron1939–1946
Victor A. KnoxRepublicanChippewaChippewa1947–1952
Wade Van ValkenburgRepublicanKalamazoo1st Kalamazoo1953–1956
George Van PeursemRepublicanOttawaOttawa1957–1958
Don R. PearsRepublicanBerrien1st Berrien1959–1962
Allison GreenRepublicanTuscolaTuscola1963–1964
Joseph J. KowalskiDemocraticWayne19[6]1965–1966
Robert E. WaldronRepublicanWayne11967–1968
William A. RyanDemocraticWayne31969–1974
Bobby CrimDemocraticGenesee821975–1982
Gary OwenDemocraticWashtenaw221983–1988
Lewis N. DodakDemocraticSaginaw861989–1992
Curtis Hertel[7]DemocraticWayne21993–1994
Paul Hillegonds[7][8]RepublicanAllegan881993–1996
Curtis HertelDemocraticWayne21997–1998
Charles R. PerriconeRepublicanKalamazoo611999–2000
Rick JohnsonRepublicanOsceola1022001–2004
Craig DeRocheRepublicanOakland382005–2006
Andy DillonDemocraticWayne172007–2010
James "Jase" BolgerRepublicanCalhoun632011–2014
Kevin CotterRepublicanIsabella992015–2016
Tom LeonardRepublicanClinton932017–2018
Lee ChatfieldRepublicanEmmet1072019–2020
Jason WentworthRepublicanClare972021–2022
Joe TateDemocraticWayne22023–2025
Matt HallRepublicanKalamazoo422025–present
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