Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council

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The Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council is the chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council of the Palestinian Authority. 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]

Since 29 March 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 acting Prime Minister, and he would be Prime Minister until 26 January 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
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Took office Left office Duration
1 style="background:Template:Party color;| File:أحمد قريع.jpg Ahmed Qurei
(1937–2023)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 7 March 1996 7 October 2003 Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fatah
(PLO)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 [2]
2 style="background:Template:Party color;| File:Coat of arms of Palestine.svg Rafiq Al-Natsheh
(born 1934)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 November 2003 10 March 2004 Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fatah
(PLO)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 [3]
3 style="background:Template:Party color;| File:Coat of arms of Palestine.svg Rawhi Fattouh
(born 1949)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 10 March 2004 16 February 2006 Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fatah
(PLO)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 [4]
4 style="background:Template:Party color;| File:Coat of arms of Palestine.svg Aziz Dweik
(born 1947)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 29 March 2006 Incumbent Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hamas

See also

References

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  1. ↑ PNA interim chairman calls for elections preparations Template:Webarchive. Xinhua News Agency, 13 November 2004
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