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

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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

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term  | Political party  | Notes

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Took office  | Left office  | Duration
1  |  |  | Ahmed Qurei
(1937–2023) | 7 March 1996 | 7 October 2003 | 7 years, 214 days | Fatah
(PLO) | [2]
2  |  |  | Rafiq Al-Natsheh
(born 1934) | November 2003 | 10 March 2004 | 4 months | Fatah
(PLO) | [3]
3  |  |  | Rawhi Fattouh
(born 1949) | 10 March 2004 | 16 February 2006 | 1 year, 11 months | Fatah
(PLO) | [4]
4  |  |  | Aziz Dweik
(born 1947) | 29 March 2006 | Incumbent | 19 years, 141 days | Hamas |

## See also

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* Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
* President of the State of Palestine
* President of the Palestinian National Authority
* Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
* Leaders of Palestinian institutions

## References

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1. ^ PNA interim chairman calls for elections preparations Archived 2015-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. Xinhua News Agency, 13 November 2004
2. ^ Political Handbook of the World 1998. Springer. February 1, 2016. ISBN 9781349149513 - via Google Books.
3. ^ Group, Taylor & Francis (February 8, 2004). The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781857432558 - via Google Books. `{{cite book}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
4. ^ No, Author; Staff, Europa Publications (February 8, 2007). The Europa World Year Book 2007. Routledge. ISBN 9781857434149 - via Google Books. `{{cite book}}`: `|first1=` has generic name (help)

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