Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council
Chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council
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The Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (Arabic: رئيس المجلس التشريعي الفلسطيني, romanized: Raʼīs al-Majlis al-Tashrīʻī al-Filasṭīnī) is the chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council, the unicameral legislature of Palestine. As Chairman, the Speaker acts as interim President of the Palestinian National Authority if the latter is unable to perform his or her duties. Under Palestinian law, the interim President holds the role for sixty days until an election is held.[1]
| Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| Arabic: رئيس المجلس التشريعي الفلسطيني | |
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since 18 February 2006 | |
| Seat | Ramallah, Palestine |
| Appointer | Palestinian Legislative Council |
| Formation | 7 March 1996 |
| First holder | Ahmed Qurei |
Since 18 February 2006, the Speaker has been Aziz Dweik, of Hamas, though the Palestinian Legislative Council has not met since 2007.
History
After the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas, on 6 September 2003, the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Ahmed Qurei became Prime Minister, and he would be Prime Minister until 29 March 2006.
Rawhi Fattouh became interim President of the Palestinian Authority following the death of Yasser Arafat on 11 November 2004 until 15 January 2005, when Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in as President following the election.
List
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term | Political party | Legislative Council |
Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Ahmed Qurei (1937–2023) | 7 March 1996 | 7 October 2003 | 7 years, 214 days | Fatah (PLO) | 1 | [2] | |
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Rafiq Al-Natsheh (born 1934) | 3 November 2003 | 10 March 2004 | 4 months | Fatah (PLO) | 1 | [3] | |
| 3 | |
Rawhi Fattouh (born 1949) | 10 March 2004 | 18 February 2006 | 1 year, 11 months | Fatah (PLO) | 1 | [4] | |
| 4 | |
Aziz Dweik (born 1948) | 18 February 2006 | Incumbent | 20 years, 149 days | Hamas | 2 | ||
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