The Speaker is the first officer of the House. He/she is one of the three highest officers of the State, ranking third in the offical order of precedence after the President and the Vice President.
The office of the Speaker was first created in the then Gold Coast, under the Gold Coast(Constitution) Order in Council, 1950. Since then all Constitutions of the land have provided for the election of the Speaker of the Legislature.
The Fourth Republic Constitution provides that the Speaker shall preside in Parliament at all Sittings and in his/her absence, a Deputy Speaker. In the discharge of his/her numerous responsibilities and in the exercise of the powers vested in him/her, the Speaker is expected to be impartial and does not take part in debate on the floor of the House. Behind the scenes, he/she exercises considerable influence in forging consensus on major issues, while fairly and firmly enforcing order and consistently applying the established practices of the House.
As head of the Parliamentary Institution and Chairperson of the Parliamentary Service Board, the Speaker has ultimate responsibility for the Service.
| Name | Period | |
| Sir. Emmanuel Charles Quist | March 1951 - December 1957 | |
| Hon. Justice Augustus Molade Akiwumi | February 1958 - June 1960 | |
| Hon. Joseph Richard Asiedu | July 1960 - June 1965 | |
| Hon. Kofi Asante Ofori Atta | 10th June 1965 - 24th February 1966 | |
| Hon. Justice Nii Amaa Ollenu | October 1969 - 13th January 1972 | |
| Hon. Justice J. Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph | 24th Sept. 1979 - 31st December 1981 | |
| Under the Fourth Republic | ||
| Rt. Hon. Justice Daniel Francis Annan | 7th January 1993 - 6th January 2001 | |
| Rt. Hon. Peter Ala Adjetey | 7th January 2001 - 6th January 2005 | |
| Rt. Hon. Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes | 7th January 2005 - 6th January 2009 | |
| Rt. Hon. Justice Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo | 7th January 2009 - 6th January 2013 | |
| Rt. Hon. Edward Doe Adjaho | 7th January 2013 - 6th January 2017 | |
| Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye | 7th January 2017 - to 6th January 2021 | |
| Rt. Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin | 7th January 2021 - to date |
