Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council
| Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council | |
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 Great Seal of the Navajo Nation | |
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| Style | Madam Speaker (informal) Honorable Speaker (formal) |
| Status | Presiding Member of the Navajo Nation Council |
| Residence | Window Rock, AZ |
| Seat | Navajo Nation Council Chamber |
| Appointer | The Navajo Nation Council |
| Term length | Two years |
| Constituting instrument | Navajo Nation Code & Treaty of 1868 |
| Inaugural holder | Chee Dodge |
| Salary | ~$55,000.00 USD per year |
| Website | https://www.navajonationcouncil.org/speaker-otto-tso-biography/ |
The office of the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government.[1] The Speaker is the head of the legislative branch and presides over sessions of the council.[2] The Speaker of the council serve a term of two years during the administration of the incumbent President. The Office of the speaker is located in Window Rock, AZ at the Council Chambers.
Office holders
| # | Image | Name | Chapter | Term | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Gorman Jr. (born TBA) |
Chinle | 1995 – 1997 |
Albert Hale | |
| 2 | Kelsey Begaye (1951–2021) |
Kaibito | 1997 – 1999 | ||
| Thomas Atcitty | |||||
| Milton Bluehouse Sr. | |||||
| 3 | Edward T. Begay (1935–2022) |
Church Rock | 1999 – 2003 |
Kelsey Begaye | |
| 4 | Lawrence T. Morgan (born TBA) |
Pinedale | 2003 – 2011 |
Joe Shirley Jr. | |
| 5 | Johnny Naize (born TBA) |
2011 – September 2014 |
Ben Shelly | ||
| 6 | Lorenzo Bates (born TBA) |
Burnham | September 2014 – January 15, 2015 | ||
| 7 | Kee Allen Begay Jr. (born TBA) |
January 15, 2015 – January 26, 2015 | |||
| 8 | Lorenzo Bates (born TBA) |
Burnham | January 26, 2015 – January 28, 2019 | ||
| Russell Begaye | |||||
| 9 | Seth Damon (born TBA) |
January 28, 2019 – November 4, 2022 |
Jonathan Nez | ||
| 10 | Otto Tso (born TBA) |
Tuba City | November 16, 2022 – January 10, 2023 | ||
| 11 | |
Crystalyne Curley (born TBA) |
January 23, 2023 – present |
Buu Nygren |
See also
- President of the Navajo Nation
- Vice President of the Navajo Nation
- Navajo Nation Council
- 2006 Navajo Nation presidential election
- 2010 Navajo Nation presidential election
- 2015 Navajo Nation presidential election
- 2018 Navajo Nation presidential election
- 2022 Navajo Nation presidential election
References
- ^ Wilkins, David E. (2013-10-25). The Navajo Political Experience. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 125–128. ISBN 978-1-4422-2669-2.
- ^ Austin, Raymond Darrel (2009). Navajo Courts and Navajo Common Law: A Tradition of Tribal Self-governance. U of Minnesota Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8166-6535-8.