<P> The position of Speaker was introduced in 1953 following constitutional reforms that created the House of Assembly . The Speaker was initially appointed by the Governor, but following the 1961 constitutional reforms, was elected by members of the legislature . The first elected Speaker, Rahman Baccus Gajraj, was not a member of the Legislative Assembly . The second, Aubrey Percival Alleyne, was a member of the House of Assembly, and after election as Speaker, resigned from his role as an elected member and was replaced by the next person on the party's list . </P> <P> The Speaker initially wore a full - bottomed wig and ceremonial gown, with the practice ceasing in 1969 . The Speaker's Chair was a gift from the Government of India on 15 November 1966 to celebrate Guyanese independence . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Entered office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> House of Assembly </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eustace Gordon Woolford </Td> <Td> 7 April 1953 </Td> <Td> 21 December 1953 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Interim Legislative Council </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eustace Gordon Woolford </Td> <Td> 5 January 1954 </Td> <Td> 29 June 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Legislative Council </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Donald Edward Jackson </Td> <Td> 21 August 1957 </Td> <Td> 18 July 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Legislative Assembly </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rahman Baccus Gajraj </Td> <Td> 5 October 1961 </Td> <Td> 25 September 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> House of Assembly </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aubrey Percival Alleyne </Td> <Td> 31 December 1964 </Td> <Td> 26 May 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> National Assembly </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aubrey Percival Alleyne </Td> <Td> 26 May 1966 </Td> <Td> 4 August 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rahman Baccus Gajraj </Td> <Td> 16 February 1968 </Td> <Td> 4 January 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sase Narain </Td> <Td> 4 January 1971 </Td> <Td> 10 June 1992 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Derek Chunilall Jagan </Td> <Td> 17 December 1992 </Td> <Td> 15 October 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Martin Zephyr </Td> <Td> 23 October 2000 </Td> <Td> 15 February 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hari Narayen Ramkaran </Td> <Td> 4 May 2001 </Td> <Td> 12 Jan 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raphael Trotman </Td> <Td> 12 Jan 2012 </Td> <Td> 10 Jun 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barton Scotland </Td> <Td> 10 June 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Entered office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> </Tr>

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