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{{Infobox Political post
|body            = the United States House of Representatives
|post            = Speaker 
|insignia        = Seal of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives.svg
|insigniasize    = 100px
|insigniacaption = Seal of the Speaker
|image                    = Speaker Mike Johnson Official Portrait.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|incumbent                = [[Mike Johnson]]
|incumbentsince           = October 25, 2023
|style           = Mister or Madam Speaker<br><small>(Informal and within the House)</small><br>The Honorable<br><small>(Formal)</small>
|appointer       = Elected by the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]
|termlength      =
|formation       = [[Constitution of the United States|U.S. Constitution]]<br />March 4, 1789
|succession      = [[United States presidential line of succession|Second]]
|inaugural       = [[Frederick Muhlenberg]]<br />April 1, 1789
|website         = [http://www.speaker.gov/ Speaker of the House]
}}
The '''Speaker of the United States House of Representatives''' is the head of the [[United States]] [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]].  The Speaker is elected by the current members of the House. A person with more than half of the votes becomes Speaker.

==Duties==
The Speaker has always been a member of the majority party (the party with the most members) but does not have to be an elected member of the House (this has not happened yet). The job of the Speaker is to keep the House in order and to assign committee memberships and chairmanships.  It is an important and powerful position in government.

==Background==
[[Sam Rayburn]] is the only person to have served as Speaker of the House for more than ten years.

[[Theodore M. Pomeroy]] served as Speaker of the House for one day after Speaker [[Schuyler Colfax]] resigned to become [[Vice President of the United States]]; Pomeroy's term as a [[Member of Congress]] ended the next day.

[[Sam Rayburn]], [[Henry Clay]], [[Thomas Brackett Reed]], [[Joseph William Martin, Jr.]], [[Frederick Muhlenberg]], [[John W. Taylor (politician)|John W. Taylor]], and [[Nancy Pelosi]] are the only Speakers of the House to have ever served in non-consecutive Congresses (i.e. another Speaker served in between each tenure).

==Order of succession==
The Speaker of the House is third in line for the Presidency of the United States. If the [[President (United States)|President of the United States]] dies or steps down, the [[Vice President of the United States]] becomes President.  If there is no vice president, the Speaker of the House automatically becomes acting president.  

== List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives ==
It includes the [[congressional district]] and [[List of political parties in the United States|political affiliation]] of each speaker as well as the [[List of United States Congresses|number of their Congress]] and time they spent in the position. 

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
! #
! Speaker
! Party
! [[List of United States congressional districts|District]]
! Congress
! Tenure

|-
! 1
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Muhlenberg.jpg|100px]] [[Frederick Muhlenberg]]
| {{party shading/Pro-Administration}} | [[Pro-Administration Party (United States)|Pro-Administration]]
| {{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|Pennsylvania-AL}}
| [[1st United States Congress|1st]]
| nowrap | April 1, 1789 —<br/>March 4, 1791

|-
! 2
| align=left nowrap | [[File:JonathanTrumbull.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.]]
| {{party shading/Pro-Administration}} | [[Pro-Administration Party (United States)|Pro-Administration]]
| {{ushr|Connecticut|4|Connecticut-4th}}
| [[2nd United States Congress|2nd]]
| nowrap | October 24, 1791 —<br/>March 4, 1793

|-
! 3
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Muhlenberg.jpg|100px]] [[Frederick Muhlenberg]]
| [[Anti-Administration Party (United States)|Anti-Administration]]
| {{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|Pennsylvania-AL}}
| [[3rd United States Congress|3rd]]
| nowrap | December 2, 1793 —<br/>March 4, 1795

|-
! rowspan=2 | 4
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:JDayton.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Dayton]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| rowspan=2 | {{ushr|New Jersey|AL|New Jersey-AL}}
| [[4th United States Congress|4th]]
| nowrap | December 7, 1795 —<br/>March 4, 1797
|-
| [[5th United States Congress|5th]]
| nowrap | May 15, 1797 —<br/>March 4, 1799

|-
! 5
| align=left nowrap | [[File:TheodoreSedgwick.jpg|100px]] [[Theodore Sedgwick]]
| {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| {{ushr|Massachusetts|1|Massachusetts-1}}
| [[6th United States Congress|6th]]
| nowrap | December 2, 1799 —<br/>March 4, 1801

|-
! rowspan=3 | 6
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:NC-Congress-NathanielMacon.jpg|100px]] [[Nathaniel Macon]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| {{ushr|North Carolina|5|North Carolina-5}}
| [[7th United States Congress|7th]]
| nowrap | December 7, 1801 —<br/>March 4, 1803
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{ushr|North Carolina|6|North Carolina-6}}
| [[8th United States Congress|8th]]
| nowrap | October 17, 1803 —<br/>March 4, 1805
|-
| [[9th United States Congress|9th]]
| nowrap | December 2, 1805 —<br/>March 4, 1807

|-
! rowspan=2 | 7
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:JosephBradleyVarnum.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Bradley Varnum]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| rowspan=2 | {{ushr|Massachusetts|4|Massachusetts-4}}
| [[10th United States Congress|10th]]
| nowrap | October 26, 1807 —<br/>March 4, 1809
|-
| [[11th United States Congress|11th]]
| nowrap | May 22, 1809 —<br/>March 4, 1811

|-
! rowspan=2 | 8
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:Henry Clay.JPG|100px]] [[Henry Clay]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| {{ushr|Kentucky|3|Kentucky-3}}
| [[12th United States Congress|12th]]
| nowrap | November 4, 1811 —<br/>March 4, 1813
|-
| {{ushr|Kentucky|2|Kentucky-2}}
| rowspan=2 | [[13th United States Congress|13th]]
| nowrap | May 24, 1813 —<br/>January 19, 1814

|-
! 9
| align=left nowrap | [[File:LangdonCheves.jpg|100px]] [[Langdon Cheves]]
| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| {{ushr|South Carolina|1|South Carolina-1}}
| nowrap | January 19, 1814 —<br/>March 4, 1815

|-
! rowspan=3 | 10
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:Henry Clay.JPG|100px]] [[Henry Clay]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| rowspan=3 | {{ushr|Kentucky|2|Kentucky-2}}
| [[14th United States Congress|14th]]
| nowrap | December 4, 1815 —<br/>March 4, 1817
|-
| [[15th United States Congress|15th]]
| nowrap | December 1, 1817 —<br/>March 4, 1819
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[16th United States Congress|16th]]
| nowrap | December 6, 1819 —<br/>October 28, 1820

|-
! 11
| align=left nowrap | [[File:JohnWTaylor.jpg|100px]] [[John W. Taylor (politician)|John W. Taylor]]
| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| {{ushr|New York|11|New York-11}}
| nowrap | November 15, 1820 —<br/>March 4, 1821

|-
! 12
| align=left nowrap | [[File:PPBarbour.jpg|100px]] [[Philip Pendleton Barbour]]
| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| {{ushr|Virginia|11|Virginia-11}}
| [[17th United States Congress|17th]]
| nowrap | December 4, 1821 —<br/>March 4, 1823

|-
! 13
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Henry Clay.JPG|100px]] [[Henry Clay]]
| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| {{ushr|Kentucky|3|Kentucky-3}}
| [[18th United States Congress|18th]]
| nowrap | December 1, 1823 —<br/>March 4, 1825

|-
! 14
| align=left nowrap | [[File:JohnWTaylor.jpg|100px]] [[John W. Taylor (politician)|John W. Taylor]]
| [[National Republican Party|National Republican]]
| {{ushr|New York|17|New York-17}}
| [[19th United States Congress|19th]]
| nowrap | December 5, 1825 —<br/>March 4, 1827

|-
! rowspan=4 | 15
| align=left nowrap rowspan=4 | [[File:AndrewStevenson.jpg|100px]] [[Andrew Stevenson]]
| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3 | {{ushr|Virginia|9|Virginia-9}}
| [[20th United States Congress|20th]]
| nowrap | December 3, 1827 —<br/>March 4, 1829
|-
| [[21st United States Congress|21st]]
| nowrap | December 7, 1829 —<br/>March 4, 1831
|-
| [[22nd United States Congress|22nd]]
| nowrap | December 5, 1831 —<br/>March 4, 1833
|-
| {{ushr|Virginia|11|Virginia-11}}
| [[23rd United States Congress|23rd]]
| nowrap | December 2, 1833 —<br/>June 2, 1834

|-
! 16
| align=left nowrap | [[File:JBell.jpg|100px]] [[John Bell (Tennessee politician)|John Bell]]
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| {{ushr|Tennessee|7|Tennessee-7}}
| [[23rd United States Congress|23rd]]
| nowrap | June 2, 1834 —<br/>March 4, 1835

|-
! rowspan=2 | 17
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:Polkpolk.jpg|100px]] [[James K. Polk|James Polk]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2 | {{ushr|Tennessee|9|Tennessee-9}}
| [[24th United States Congress|24th]]
| nowrap | December 7, 1835 —<br/>March 4, 1837
|-
| [[25th United States Congress|25th]]
| nowrap | September 4, 1837 —<br/>March 4, 1839

|-
! 18
| align=left nowrap | [[File:RbrtMTHntr (rotated).jpg|100px]] [[Robert M. T. Hunter]]
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| {{ushr|Virginia|9|Virginia-9}}
| [[26th United States Congress|26th]]
| nowrap | December 16, 1839 —<br/>March 4, 1841

|-
! 19
| align=left nowrap | [[File:John White.jpg|100px]] [[John White (Kentucky politician)|John White]]
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| {{ushr|Kentucky|9|Kentucky-9}}
| [[27th United States Congress|27th]]
| nowrap | May 31, 1841 —<br/>March 4, 1843

|-
! 20
| align=left nowrap | [[File:JohnWinstonJones.jpg|100px]] [[John Winston Jones]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| {{ushr|Virginia|6|Virginia-6}}
| [[28th United States Congress|28th]]
| nowrap | December 4, 1843 —<br/>March 4, 1845

|-
! 21
| align=left nowrap | [[File:John Wesley Davis.jpg|100px]] [[John Wesley Davis]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| {{ushr|Indiana|6|Indiana-6}}
| [[29th United States Congress|29th]]
| nowrap | December 1, 1845 —<br/>March 4, 1847

|-
! 22
| align=left nowrap | [[File:RCWinthrop.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Charles Winthrop]]
| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig
| {{ushr|Massachusetts|1|Massachusetts-1}}
| [[30th United States Congress|30th]]
| nowrap | December 6, 1847 —<br/>March 4, 1849

|-
! 23
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Cobb, Howell2.jpg|100px]] [[Howell Cobb]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| {{ushr|Georgia|6|Georgia-6}}
| [[31st United States Congress|31st]]
| nowrap | December 22, 1849 —<br/>March 4, 1851

|-
! rowspan=2 | 24
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:LinnBoyd.jpg|100px]] [[Linn Boyd]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=2 | {{ushr|Kentucky|1|Kentucky-1}}
| [[32nd United States Congress|32nd]]
| nowrap | December 1, 1851 —<br/>March 4, 1853
|-
| [[33rd United States Congress|33rd]]
| nowrap | December 5, 1853 —<br/>March 4, 1855

|-
! 25
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Nathaniel Prentice Banks.jpg|100px]] [[Nathaniel Prentice Banks]]
| [[Know Nothing|American]]/[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]'''*'''
| {{ushr|Massachusetts|7|Massachusetts-7}}
| [[34th United States Congress|34th]]
| nowrap | February 2, 1856 —<br/>March 4, 1857

|-
! 26
| align=left nowrap | [[File:James Lawrence Orr - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]] [[James Lawrence Orr]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| {{ushr|South Carolina|5|South Carolina-5}}
| [[35th United States Congress|35th]]
| nowrap | December 7, 1857 —<br/>March 4, 1859

|-
! 27
| align=left nowrap | [[File:WmPennington.jpg|100px]] [[William Pennington]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| {{ushr|New Jersey|5|New Jersey-5}}
| [[36th United States Congress|36th]]
| nowrap | February 1, 1860 —<br/>March 4, 1861

|-
! 28
| align=left nowrap | [[File:GalushaAaron.jpg|100px]] [[Galusha A. Grow]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| {{ushr|Pennsylvania|14|Pennsylvania-14}}
| [[37th United States Congress|37th]]
| nowrap | July 4, 1861 —<br/>March 4, 1863

|-
! rowspan=3 | 29
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:Schuyler Colfax, photo portrait seated, c1855-1865.jpg|100px]] [[Schuyler Colfax]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=3 | {{ushr|Indiana|9|Indiana-9}}
| [[38th United States Congress|38th]]
| nowrap | December 7, 1863 —<br/>March 4, 1865
|-
| [[39th United States Congress|39th]]
| nowrap | December 4, 1865 —<br/>March 4, 1867
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[40th United States Congress|40th]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1867 —<br/>March 3, 1869

|-
! 30
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Theodore Medad Pomeroy - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]] [[Theodore Medad Pomeroy]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| {{ushr|New York|24|New York-24}}
| nowrap | March 3, 1869 —<br/>March 4, 1869

|-
! rowspan=3 | 31
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:James G. Blaine - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]] [[James G. Blaine]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=3 | {{ushr|Maine|3|Maine-3}}
| [[41st United States Congress|41st]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1869 —<br/>March 4, 1871
|-
| [[42nd United States Congress|42nd]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1871 —<br/>March 4, 1873
|-
| rowspan=3 |[[43rd United States Congress|43rd]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1873 —<br/>May 13, 1874

|-
! 31.1 <ref>11.Congressional Globe, House, 42nd Cong., 2nd sess. (13 May 1872): 3383.
</ref> <ref>12.The date Joseph Rainey was Speaker pro tempore is not known. Most sources claim Representative Rainey presided over the House during an Indian appropriations debate in May 1874. See, for example, an early secondary work, Samuel Denny Smith, The Negro in Congress: 1870–1901 (Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, Inc., 1940): 47–48. Most subsequent sources cite Smith. Yet the New York Herald published an article reporting that Rainey served as Speaker pro tempore on April 29; see “A Liberated Slave in the Speaker’s Chair,” 30 April 1874, New York Herald: 9. Similar accounts exist in the Baltimore Sun, the Charleston News and Courier, and the African-American newspaper The New National Era, though these reports cite April 29 and April 30. There is no mention of Rainey’s presiding in the Congressional Record or the House Journal for either date: Congressional Record, House, 43rd Cong., 1st sess. (29–30 April 1874): 3457–3476, 3490–3507; House Journal, 43rd Cong., 1st sess. (29–30 April 1874): 877–885.
</ref>
| align=left nowrap rowspan=1 | [[File:Joseph Rainey - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph H. Rainey]]
| rowspan=1 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=1 | {{ushr|South Carolina|1|South Carolina-1}}
| nowrap | May 13, 1874 

|-
! rowspan=1 | 31
| align=left nowrap rowspan=1 | [[File:James G. Blaine - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]] [[James G. Blaine]]
| rowspan=1 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=1 | {{ushr|Maine|3|Maine-3}}
| nowrap | May 14, 1874 —<br/>March 4, 1875

|-
! 32
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Michael C. Kerr - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]] [[Michael C. Kerr]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| {{ushr|Indiana|3|Indiana-3}}
| rowspan=2 | [[44th United States Congress|44th]]
| nowrap | December 6, 1875 —<br/>August 19, 1876

|-
! rowspan=3 | 33
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:Samuel J. Randall - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]] [[Samuel J. Randall]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=3 | {{ushr|Pennsylvania|3|Pennsylvania-3}}
| nowrap | December 4, 1876 —<br/>March 4, 1877
|-
| [[45th United States Congress|45th]]
| nowrap | October 15, 1877 —<br/>March 4, 1879
|-
| [[46th United States Congress|46th]]
| nowrap | March 18, 1879 —<br/>March 4, 1881

|-
! 34
| align=left nowrap | [[File:J. Warren Keifer - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]] [[J. Warren Keifer]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| {{ushr|Ohio|8|Ohio-8}}
| [[47th United States Congress|47th]]
| nowrap | December 5, 1881 —<br/>March 4, 1883

|-
! rowspan=3 | 35
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880.jpg|100px]] [[John Griffin Carlisle]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=3 | {{ushr|Kentucky|6|Kentucky-6}}
| [[48th United States Congress|48th]]
| nowrap | December 3, 1883 —<br/>March 4, 1885
|-
| [[49th United States Congress|49th]]
| nowrap | December 7, 1885 —<br/>March 4, 1887
|-
| [[50th United States Congress|50th]]
| nowrap | December 5, 1887 —<br/>March 4, 1889

|-
! 36
| align=left nowrap | [[File:TBReed.jpg|100px]] [[Thomas Brackett Reed]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| {{ushr|Maine|1|Maine-1}}
| [[51st United States Congress|51st]]
| nowrap | December 2, 1889 —<br/>March 4, 1891

|-
! rowspan=2 | 37
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:CharlesFrederickCrisp.jpg|100px]] [[Charles Frederick Crisp]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=2 | {{ushr|Georgia|3|Georgia-3}}
| [[52nd United States Congress|52nd]]
| nowrap | December 8, 1891 —<br/>March 4, 1893
|-
| [[53rd United States Congress|53rd]]
| nowrap | August 7, 1893 —<br/>March 4, 1895

|-
! rowspan=2 | 38
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:TBReed.jpg|100px]] [[Thomas Brackett Reed]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=2 | {{ushr|Maine|1|Maine-1}}
| [[54th United States Congress|54th]]
| nowrap | December 2, 1895 —<br/>March 4, 1897
|-
| [[55th United States Congress|55th]]
| nowrap | March 15, 1897 —<br/>March 4, 1899

|-
! rowspan=2 | 39
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:DavidBremmerHenderson.jpg|100px]] [[David B. Henderson]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=2 | {{ushr|Iowa|3|Iowa-3}}
| [[56th United States Congress|56th]]
| nowrap | December 4, 1899 —<br/>March 4, 1901
|-
| [[57th United States Congress|57th]]
| nowrap | December 2, 1901 —<br/>March 4, 1903

|-
! rowspan=4 | 40
| align=left nowrap rowspan=4 | [[File:JGCannon.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Gurney Cannon]]
| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=4 | {{ushr|Illinois|18|Illinois-18}}
| [[58th United States Congress|58th]]
| nowrap | November 9, 1903 —<br/>March 4, 1905
|-
| [[59th United States Congress|59th]]
| nowrap | December 4, 1905 —<br/>March 4, 1907
|-
| [[60th United States Congress|60th]]
| nowrap | December 2, 1907 —<br/>March 4, 1909
|-
| [[61st United States Congress|61st]]
| nowrap | March 15, 1909 —<br/>March 4, 1911

|-
! rowspan=4 | 41
| align=left nowrap rowspan=4 | [[File:ChampClark.jpg|100px]] [[Champ Clark]]
| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=4 | {{ushr|Missouri|9|Missouri-9}}
| [[62nd United States Congress|62nd]]
| nowrap | April 4, 1911 —<br/>March 4, 1913
|-
| [[63rd United States Congress|63rd]]
| nowrap | April 7, 1913 —<br/>March 4, 1915
|-
| [[64th United States Congress|64th]]
| nowrap | December 6, 1915 —<br/>March 4, 1917
|-
| [[65th United States Congress|65th]]
| nowrap | April 2, 1917 —<br/>March 4, 1919

|-
! rowspan=3 | 42
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:Frederick Gillett.jpg|100px]] [[Frederick H. Gillett|Frederick Gillett]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=3 | {{ushr|Massachusetts|2| Massachusetts-2}}
| [[66th United States Congress|66th]]
| nowrap | May 19, 1919 —<br/>March 4, 1921
|-
| [[67th United States Congress|67th]]
| nowrap | April 11, 1921 —<br/>March 4, 1923
|-
| [[68th United States Congress|68th]]
| nowrap | December 3, 1923 —<br/>March 4, 1925

|-
! rowspan=3 | 43
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:Nick Longworth Portrait.JPG|100px]] [[Nicholas Longworth]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=3 | [[Ohio's 1st congressional district|Ohio-1]]
| [[69th United States Congress|69th]]
| nowrap | December 7, 1925 —<br/>March 4, 1927
|-
| [[70th United States Congress|70th]]
| nowrap | December 5, 1927 —<br/>March 4, 1929
|-
| [[71st United States Congress|71st]]
| nowrap | April 15, 1929 —<br/>March 4, 1931

|-
! 44
| align=left nowrap | [[File:John n garner.jpg|100px]] [[John Nance Garner]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| {{ushr|Texas|15|Texas-15}}
| [[72nd United States Congress|72nd]]
| nowrap | December 7, 1931 —<br/>March 4, 1933

|-
! 45
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Henry T. Rainey.jpg|100px]] [[Henry T. Rainey]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| {{ushr|Illinois|20|Illinois-20}}
| [[73rd United States Congress|73rd]]
| nowrap | March 9, 1933 —<br/>August 19, 1934

|-
! 46
| align=left nowrap | [[File:Joseph Byrns.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph W. Byrns, Sr.|Joseph Wellington Byrns]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| {{ushr|Tennessee|5|Tennessee-5}}
| rowspan=2 | [[74th United States Congress|74th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1935 —<br/>June 4, 1936

|-
! rowspan=3 | 47
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:William B. Bankhead.jpg|100px]] [[William B. Bankhead]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=3 | [[Alabama's 7th congressional district|Alabama-7]]
| nowrap | June 4, 1936 —<br/>January 3, 1937
|-
| [[75th United States Congress|75th]]
| nowrap | January 5, 1937 —<br/>January 3, 1939
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[76th United States Congress|76th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1939 —<br/>September 15, 1940

|-
! rowspan=4 | 48
| align=left nowrap rowspan=4 | [[File:Rayburn-Sam-LOC.jpg|100px]] [[Sam Rayburn]]
| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=4 | [[Texas's 4th congressional district|Texas-4]]
| nowrap | September 16, 1940 —<br/>January 3, 1941
|-
| [[77th United States Congress|77th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1941 —<br/>January 3, 1943
|-
| [[78th United States Congress|78th]]
| nowrap | January 6, 1943 —<br/>January 3, 1945
|-
| [[79th United States Congress|79th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1945 —<br/>January 3, 1947

|-
! 49
| align=left nowrap | [[File:SPEAKER JWMartin.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph W. Martin, Jr.]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican
| [[Massachusetts's 14th congressional district|Massachusetts-14]]
| [[80th United States Congress|80th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1947 —<br/>January 3, 1949

|-
! rowspan=2 | 50
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:Rayburn-Sam-LOC.jpg|100px]] [[Sam Rayburn]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=2 | [[Texas's 4th congressional district|Texas-4]]
| [[81st United States Congress|81st]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1949 —<br/>January 3, 1951
|-
| [[82nd United States Congress|82nd]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1951 —<br/>January 3, 1953

|-
! 51
| align=left nowrap | [[File:SPEAKER JWMartin.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph W. Martin, Jr.]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican
| [[Massachusetts's 14th congressional district|Massachusetts-14]]
| [[83rd United States Congress|83rd]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1953 —<br/>January 3, 1955

|-
! rowspan=4 | 52
| align=left nowrap rowspan=4 | [[File:Rayburn-Sam-LOC.jpg|100px]] [[Sam Rayburn]]
| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=4 | [[Texas's 4th congressional district|Texas-4]]
| [[84th United States Congress|84th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1955 —<br/>January 3, 1957
|-
| [[85th United States Congress|85th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1957 —<br/>January 3, 1959
|-
| [[86th United States Congress|86th]]
| nowrap | January 7, 1959 —<br/>January 3, 1961
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[87th United States Congress|87th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1961 —<br/>November 16, 1961

|-
! rowspan=5 | 53
| align=left nowrap rowspan=5 | [[File:Speaker John McCormack.jpg|100px]] [[John W. McCormack]]
| rowspan=5 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[Massachusetts's 12th congressional district|Massachusetts-12]]
| nowrap | January 10, 1962 —<br/>January 3, 1963
|-
| rowspan=4 | [[Massachusetts's 9th congressional district|Massachusetts-9]]
| [[88th United States Congress|88th]]
| nowrap | January 9, 1963 —<br/>January 3, 1965
|-
| [[89th United States Congress|89th]]
| nowrap | January 4, 1965 —<br/>January 3, 1967
|-
| [[90th United States Congress|90th]]
| nowrap | January 10, 1967 —<br/>January 3, 1969
|-
| [[91st United States Congress|91st]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1969 —<br/>January 3, 1971

|-
! rowspan=3 | 54
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:Speaker Albert - portrait.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Albert]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=3 | [[Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district|Oklahoma-3]]
| [[92nd United States Congress|92nd]]
| nowrap | January 21, 1971 —<br/>January 3, 1973
|-
| [[93rd United States Congress|93rd]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1973 —<br/>January 3, 1975
|-
| [[94th United States Congress|94th]]
| nowrap | January 14, 1975 —<br/>January 3, 1977

|-
! rowspan=5 | 55
| align=left nowrap rowspan=5 | [[File:SpeakerO'Neill.jpg|100px]] [[Tip O'Neill]]
| rowspan=5 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=5 | [[Massachusetts's 8th congressional district|Massachusetts-8]]
| [[95th United States Congress|95th]]
| nowrap | January 4, 1977 —<br/>January 3, 1979
|-
| [[96th United States Congress|96th]]
| nowrap | January 15, 1979 —<br/>January 3, 1981
|-
| [[97th United States Congress|97th]]
| nowrap | January 5, 1981 —<br/>January 3, 1983
|-
| [[98th United States Congress|98th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1983 —<br/>January 3, 1985
|-
| [[99th United States Congress|99th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1985 —<br/>January 3, 1987

|-
! rowspan=2 | 56
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:SpeakerWright.jpg|100px]] [[Jim Wright]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=2 | [[Texas's 12th congressional district|Texas-12]]
| [[100th United States Congress|100th]]
| nowrap | January 6, 1987 —<br/>January 3, 1989
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[101st United States Congress|101st]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1989 —<br/>June 6, 1989

|-
! rowspan=3 | 57
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:SpeakerFoley.jpg|100px]] [[Tom Foley]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=3 | [[Washington's 5th congressional district|Washington-5]]
| nowrap | June 6, 1989 —<br/>January 3, 1991
|-
| [[102nd United States Congress|102nd]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1991 —<br/>January 3, 1993
|-
| [[103rd United States Congress|103rd]]
| nowrap | January 5, 1993 —<br/>January 3, 1995

|-
! rowspan=2 | 58
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:SpeakerGingrich.jpg|100px]] [[Newt Gingrich]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=2 | [[Georgia's 6th congressional district|Georgia-6]]
| [[104th United States Congress|104th]]
| nowrap | January 4, 1995 —<br/>January 3, 1997
|-
| [[105th United States Congress|105th]]
| nowrap | January 7, 1997 —<br/>January 3, 1999

|-
! rowspan=4 | 59
| align=left nowrap rowspan=4 | [[File:SpeakerHastert.jpg|100px]] [[Dennis Hastert]]
| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=4 | [[Illinois's 14th congressional district|Illinois-14]]
| [[106th United States Congress|106th]]
| nowrap | January 6, 1999 —<br/>January 3, 2001
|-
| [[107th United States Congress|107th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2001 —<br/>January 3, 2003
|-
| [[108th United States Congress|108th]]
| nowrap | January 7, 2003 —<br/>January 3, 2005
|-
| [[109th United States Congress|109th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2005 —<br/>January 3, 2007

|-
! rowspan=2 | 60
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | [[File:Speaker Nancy Pelosi.jpg|100px]] [[Nancy Pelosi]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=2 | [[California's 8th congressional district|California-8]]
| [[110th United States Congress|110th]]
| nowrap | January 4, 2007 —<br/>January 3, 2009
|-
| [[111th United States Congress|111th]]
| nowrap | January 6, 2009 —<br/>January 3, 2011

|-
! rowspan=3| 61
| align=left nowrap rowspan=3 | [[File:John_Boehner_official_portrait.jpg|100px]] [[John Boehner]]
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=3 | [[Ohio's 8th congressional district|Ohio-8]]
| [[112th United States Congress|112th]]
| nowrap | January 5, 2011 —<br/>January 3, 2013

|-
| [[113th United States Congress|113th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2013 —<br/>January 3, 2015
|-
| [[114th United States Congress|114th]]
| nowrap | January 6, 2015 —<br/>October 29, 2015

|-
! rowspan=2| 62
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2| [[File:Paul Ryan official photo.jpg|100px]] [[Paul Ryan]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=2 | [[Wisconsin's 1st congressional district|Wisconsin-1]]
| [[114th United States Congress|114th]]
| nowrap | October 29, 2015 —<br/>January 3, 2017
|-
| [[115th United States Congress|115th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2017 —<br/>January 3, 2019

|-
!  rowspan=2 |63
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2| [[File:Official photo of Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2019.jpg|100px]] [[Nancy Pelosi]]
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=2 | [[California's 12th congressional district|California-12]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/member/nancy-pelosi/P000197|title=Nancy Pelosi|last=Pelosi|first=Nancy|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref>
| [[116th United States Congress|116th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2019 —<br/>January 3, 2021
|-
| [[117th United States Congress|117th]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2021 —<br/>January 3, 2023

|-
! 64
| align=left nowrap| [[File:Kevin McCarthy, official portrait, speaker.jpg|100px]] [[Kevin McCarthy]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[California's 32nd congressional district|California-32]]
| [[118th United States Congress|118th]]
| nowrap | January 7, 2023 —<br/>October 3, 2023

|-
! 65
| align=left nowrap| [[File:Speaker Mike Johnson Official Portrait.jpg|100px]] [[Mike Johnson]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[Louisiana's 4th congressional district|Louisiana-4]]
| [[118th United States Congress|118th]]
| nowrap | October 25, 2023 —<br/>Present
|}

=== List of living former speakers ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Speaker
! Years in office
! [[File:Up-arrow-14.png|alt={{ifempty||Up-arrow}}|link=]] Date of birth (and age)

|-
|
| 1995–1999
| {{birth date and age|1943|6|17}}

|-
|
| 1999–2007
| {{birth date and age|1942|1|2}}

|-
|
| 2011–2015
| {{birth date and age|1949|11|17}}

|-
|
| 2015–2019
| {{birth date and age|1970|1|29}}

|-
|
| 2007–2011, 2019–2023
| {{birth date and age|1940|3|26}}

|-
|
| 2023
| {{birth date and age|1965|1|26}}
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Speakers of the United States House of Representatives| ]]
[[Category:1789 establishments in the United States]]