- NDA nominee and BJP Lok Sabha MP from Kota, Om Birla on June 19, 2019 unanimously elected as the Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha.
- All major political parties including Congress, DMK, TMC, BJD, TDP, YSR Congress, JD(U) and Shiv Sena supported the motion moved by Prime Minister and Leader of the House, Narendra Modi to choose Mr. Birla as the Speaker.
- Later, Pro-tem speaker Dr. Virendra Kumar declared Mr. Birla as the Speaker. Prime minister along with other leaders of different political parties escorted Om Birla to the Speaker’s chair.
- While it is the norm for experienced MPs to be considered for the position, it will not be the first time that a second-term MP will be appointed. Before this, Balram Jakhar was Speaker between 1980 and 1989 in his first and second terms respectively. Manohar Joshi of the Shiv Sena was appointed Speaker in his first term in the Lok Sabha, while the late G.M.C. Balayogi of the TDP got the position in his second term.
FORMER SPEAKERS
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| Smt. Sumitra Mahajan | |||
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| Smt. Meira Kumar | Sh. Somnath Chatterjee | Sh. Manohar Joshi | |
| (04.06.2009- 04.06.2014) | (04.06.2004 – 31.05.2009) | (10.05.2002 – 02.06.2004) | |
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| Sh. G.M.C. Balyogi | Sh. P.A. Sangma | Sh. Shivraj V Patil | |
| (24.03.1998 – 19.10.1999) (22.10.1999 – 03.03.2002) | (23.05.1996 – 23.03.1998) | (10.07.1991 – 22.05.1996) | |
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| Sh. Rabi Ray | Sh. Bal Ram Jakhar | Sh. K.S. Hegde | |
| (19.12.1989 – 09.07.1991) | (22.01.1980 – 15.01.1985) (16.01.1985 – 18.12.1989) | (21.07.1977 – 21.01.1980) | |
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| Sh. Bali Ram Bhagat | Sh. G.S. Dhillon | Sh. N. Sanjiva Reddy | |
| (15.01.1976 – 25.03.1977) | (08.08.1969 – 17.03.1971) (22.03.1971 – 01.12.1975) | (17.03.1967 – 19.07.1969) (26.03.1977 – 13.07.1977) | |
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| Sardar Hukam Singh | Sh. M. A. Ayyangar | Sh. G.V. Mavalankar | |
| (17.04.1962 – 16.03.1967) | (08.03.1956 – 10.05.1957) (11.05.1957 – 16.04.1962) | (15.05.1952 – 27.02.1956); |
