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The Speaker of the Legislative Council was the chair of New Zealand's upper house, the Legislative Council. The position corresponded roughly to that of Speaker of the House of Representatives. It was abolished in 1951, along with the Legislative Council itself.
Holders of the office
Eighteen people held the office of Speaker since the creation of the Legislative Council. Three had previously been Prime Minister. One had previously been Speaker of the House of Representatives. A list of Speakers is below.
1 Also served as Prime Minister
2 Previously Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
3 Reappointed at end of member's term † Speaker died in office.
References
Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA