Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People
# Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People

The speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People is the presiding officer of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, the unicameral legislature of Tunisia.

From 1956 to 1959, the Tunisian legislature was called the National Constituent Assembly, from 1959 to 1981 the National Assembly, from 1981 to 2011 the Chamber of Deputies and from 2011 to 2014 the Constituent Assembly. Since 2014, it is called the Assembly of the Representatives of the People.

The Speaker of the Assembly serves as ex officio Vice-President of Tunisia. In the event of the resignation, permanent incapacity or death of the President of the Republic, the speaker of the Assembly ascends as interim president for a minimum of 45 days and a maximum of 90 days, pending new elections.

From the creation of the Chamber of Advisors in 2002 until the Revolution in 2011, the Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the Parliament of Tunisia.

## List

| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Speakers of the National Constituent Assembly ||||||
| 1 | Habib Bourguiba الحبيب بورقيبة | 9 April 1956 | 15 April 1956 | Neo Destour |
| 2 | Jallouli Fares الجلولي فارس | 17 April 1956 | 1 June 1959 | Neo Destour |
| Speakers of the National Assembly ||||||
| 1 | Jallouli Fares الجلولي فارس | 1 June 1959 | 1964 | Neo Destour |
| 2 | Sadok Mokaddem الصادق المقدم | 1964 | 1981 | Socialist Destourian Party |
| Speakers of the Chamber of Deputies ||||||
| 3 | Mahmoud Messadi محمود المسعدي | November 1981 | 13 October 1987 | Socialist Destourian Party |
| 4 | Rachid Sfar رشيد صفر | 13 October 1987 | 14 October 1988 | Socialist Destourian Party |
| 5 | Slaheddine Baly صلاح الدين بالي | 14 October 1988 | 14 March 1990 | Democratic Constitutional Rally |
| 6 | Beji Caid Essebsi الباجي قائد السبسي | 14 March 1990 | 9 October 1991 | Democratic Constitutional Rally |
| 7 | Habib Boularès الحبيب بولعراس | 9 October 1991 | 14 October 1997 | Democratic Constitutional Rally |
| 8 | Fouad Mebazaa فؤاد المبزع | 14 October 1997 | 15 January 2011 | Democratic Constitutional Rally |
| — | Sahbi Karoui الصحبي القروي (acting) | 15 January 2011 | 22 November 2011 | Independent |
| Speaker of the Constituent Assembly ||||||
| 1 | Mustapha Ben Jafar مصطفى بن جعفر | 22 November 2011 | 2 December 2014 | Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties |
| Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People ||||||
| 1 | Mohamed Ennaceur محمد الناصر | 4 December 2014 | 25 July 2019 | Nidaa Tounes |
| — | Abdelfattah Mourou عبد الفتاح مورو (acting) | 25 July 2019 | 13 November 2019 | Ennahda Movement |
| 2 | Rached Ghannouchi راشد الغنوشي | 13 November 2019 | 25 July 2021 | Ennahda Movement |
| Post vacant (25 July 2021 – 13 March 2023) ||||||
| 3 | Ibrahim Bouderbala ابراهيم بودربالة | 13 March 2023 | Incumbent | Independent |
