<P> The longest serving speaker was Sam Rayburn, who served on three separate occasions between 1940 and 1961 . Tip O'Neill had the longest uninterrupted tenure as speaker, serving January 4, 1977--January 3, 1987 . Theodore M. Pomeroy had the shortest tenure of any speaker, serving March 3--4, 1869 . Six speakers--Henry Clay, Joseph William Martin Jr., Frederick Muhlenberg, Sam Rayburn, Thomas Brackett Reed, and John W. Taylor--served non-consecutive terms of office . One Speaker, James K. Polk, went on to become the 11th President of the United States . Two, Schuyler Colfax and John Nance Garner, later became vice president . The first (and to date only) woman to serve as speaker was Nancy Pelosi, from January 4, 2007 to January 4, 2011 . </P> <P> The House has elected a new Speaker 124 times since 1789 . Of the 54 people who have served as Speaker over the past 228 years, 32 served multiple terms . In some instances, those terms were non-consecutive . While listed multiple times, those with breaks in their time as Speaker been assigned only one index number . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="8"> <P> Pro-Administration (2) Anti-Administration (1) Federalist (2) Democratic - Republican (6) Adams Republican (1) Jacksonian (3) Democratic (22) Whig (3) American (1) Republican (16) </P> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Speaker </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Party </Th> <Th> State and district </Th> <Th> Term of service </Th> <Th> Congress </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frederick Muhlenberg </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pro-Administration </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania At - large </Td> <Td> April 1, 1789--March 4, 1791 </Td> <Td> 1st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jonathan Trumbull Jr . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pro-Administration </Td> <Td> Connecticut At - large </Td> <Td> October 24, 1791--March 4, 1793 </Td> <Td> 2nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frederick Muhlenberg </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Anti-Administration </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania At - large </Td> <Td> December 2, 1793--March 4, 1795 </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jonathan Dayton </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Federalist </Td> <Td> New Jersey At - large </Td> <Td> December 7, 1795--March 4, 1797 </Td> <Td> 4th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 15, 1797--March 4, 1799 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Theodore Sedgwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Federalist </Td> <Td> Massachusetts 1st </Td> <Td> December 2, 1799--March 4, 1801 </Td> <Td> 6th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nathaniel Macon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic--Republican </Td> <Td> North Carolina 5th </Td> <Td> December 7, 1801--March 4, 1803 </Td> <Td> 7th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Carolina 6th </Td> <Td> October 17, 1803--March 4, 1805 </Td> <Td> 8th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 2, 1805--March 4, 1807 </Td> <Td> 9th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joseph Bradley Varnum </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic--Republican </Td> <Td> Massachusetts 4th </Td> <Td> October 26, 1807--March 4, 1809 </Td> <Td> 10th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 22, 1809--March 4, 1811 </Td> <Td> 11th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry Clay </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic--Republican </Td> <Td> Kentucky 5th </Td> <Td> November 4, 1811--March 4, 1813 </Td> <Td> 12th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kentucky 2nd </Td> <Td> May 24, 1813--January 19, 1814 </Td> <Td> 13th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Langdon Cheves </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic--Republican </Td> <Td> South Carolina 1st </Td> <Td> January 19, 1814--March 4, 1815 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry Clay </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic--Republican </Td> <Td> Kentucky 2nd </Td> <Td> December 4, 1815--March 4, 1817 </Td> <Td> 14th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 1, 1817--March 4, 1819 </Td> <Td> 15th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 6, 1819--October 28, 1820 </Td> <Td> 16th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John W. Taylor </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic--Republican </Td> <Td> New York 11th </Td> <Td> November 15, 1820--March 4, 1821 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Philip Pendleton Barbour </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic--Republican </Td> <Td> Virginia 11th </Td> <Td> December 4, 1821--March 4, 1823 </Td> <Td> 17th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry Clay </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic--Republican </Td> <Td> Kentucky 3rd </Td> <Td> December 1, 1823--March 4, 1825 </Td> <Td> 18th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John W. Taylor </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adams Republican </Td> <Td> New York 17th </Td> <Td> December 5, 1825--March 4, 1827 </Td> <Td> 19th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andrew Stevenson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jacksonian </Td> <Td> Virginia 9th </Td> <Td> December 3, 1827--March 4, 1829 </Td> <Td> 20th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 7, 1829--March 4, 1831 </Td> <Td> 21st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 5, 1831--March 4, 1833 </Td> <Td> 22nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virginia 11th </Td> <Td> December 2, 1833--June 2, 1834 </Td> <Td> 23rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Bell </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jacksonian </Td> <Td> Tennessee 7th </Td> <Td> June 2, 1834--March 4, 1835 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James K. Polk </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jacksonian </Td> <Td> Tennessee 9th </Td> <Td> December 7, 1835--March 4, 1837 </Td> <Td> 24th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> September 4, 1837--March 4, 1839 </Td> <Td> 25th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert M.T. Hunter </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Virginia 9th </Td> <Td> December 16, 1839--March 4, 1841 </Td> <Td> 26th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John White </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Kentucky 9th </Td> <Td> May 31, 1841--March 4, 1843 </Td> <Td> 27th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Winston Jones </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Virginia 6th </Td> <Td> December 4, 1843--March 4, 1845 </Td> <Td> 28th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Wesley Davis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Indiana 6th </Td> <Td> December 1, 1845--March 4, 1847 </Td> <Td> 29th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert Charles Winthrop </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Massachusetts 1st </Td> <Td> December 6, 1847--March 4, 1849 </Td> <Td> 30th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Howell Cobb </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Georgia 6th </Td> <Td> December 22, 1849--March 4, 1851 </Td> <Td> 31st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Linn Boyd </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Kentucky 1st </Td> <Td> December 1, 1851--March 4, 1853 </Td> <Td> 32nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 5, 1853--March 4, 1855 </Td> <Td> 33rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nathaniel P. Banks </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> American </Td> <Td> Massachusetts 7th </Td> <Td> February 2, 1856--March 4, 1857 </Td> <Td> 34th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Lawrence Orr </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> South Carolina 5th </Td> <Td> December 7, 1857--March 4, 1859 </Td> <Td> 35th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Pennington </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> New Jersey 5th </Td> <Td> February 1, 1860--March 4, 1861 </Td> <Td> 36th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Galusha A. Grow </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania 14th </Td> <Td> July 4, 1861--March 4, 1863 </Td> <Td> 37th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Schuyler Colfax </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Indiana 9th </Td> <Td> December 7, 1863--March 4, 1865 </Td> <Td> 38th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 4, 1865--March 4, 1867 </Td> <Td> 39th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 4, 1867--March 3, 1869 </Td> <Td> 40th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Theodore M. Pomeroy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> New York 24th </Td> <Td> March 3--4, 1869 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James G. Blaine </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Maine 3rd </Td> <Td> March 4, 1869--March 4, 1871 </Td> <Td> 41st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 4, 1871--March 4, 1873 </Td> <Td> 42nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 4, 1873--March 4, 1875 </Td> <Td> 43rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Michael C. Kerr </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Indiana 3rd </Td> <Td> December 6, 1875--August 19, 1876 </Td> <Td> 44th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Samuel J. Randall </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania 3rd </Td> <Td> December 4, 1876--March 4, 1877 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 15, 1877--March 4, 1879 </Td> <Td> 45th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 18, 1879--March 4, 1881 </Td> <Td> 46th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> J. Warren Keifer </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Ohio 8th </Td> <Td> December 5, 1881--March 4, 1883 </Td> <Td> 47th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John G. Carlisle </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Kentucky 6th </Td> <Td> December 3, 1883--March 4, 1885 </Td> <Td> 48th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 7, 1885--March 4, 1887 </Td> <Td> 49th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 5, 1887--March 4, 1889 </Td> <Td> 50th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thomas Brackett Reed </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Maine 1st </Td> <Td> December 2, 1889--March 4, 1891 </Td> <Td> 51st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles Frederick Crisp </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Georgia 3rd </Td> <Td> December 8, 1891--March 4, 1893 </Td> <Td> 52nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 7, 1893--March 4, 1895 </Td> <Td> 53rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thomas Brackett Reed </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Maine 1st </Td> <Td> December 2, 1895--March 4, 1897 </Td> <Td> 54th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 15, 1897--March 4, 1899 </Td> <Td> 55th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> David B. Henderson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Iowa 3rd </Td> <Td> December 4, 1899--March 4, 1901 </Td> <Td> 56th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 2, 1901--March 4, 1903 </Td> <Td> 57th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joseph Gurney Cannon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Illinois 18th </Td> <Td> November 9, 1903--March 4, 1905 </Td> <Td> 58th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 4, 1905--March 4, 1907 </Td> <Td> 59th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 2, 1907--March 4, 1909 </Td> <Td> 60th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 15, 1909--March 4, 1911 </Td> <Td> 61st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Champ Clark </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Missouri 9th </Td> <Td> April 4, 1911--March 4, 1913 </Td> <Td> 62nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 7, 1913--March 4, 1915 </Td> <Td> 63rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 6, 1915--March 4, 1917 </Td> <Td> 64th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 2, 1917--March 4, 1919 </Td> <Td> 65th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frederick H. Gillett </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Massachusetts 2nd </Td> <Td> May 19, 1919--March 4, 1921 </Td> <Td> 66th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 11, 1921--March 4, 1923 </Td> <Td> 67th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 3, 1923--March 4, 1925 </Td> <Td> 68th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nicholas Longworth </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Ohio 1st </Td> <Td> December 7, 1925--March 4, 1927 </Td> <Td> 69th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 5, 1927--March 4, 1929 </Td> <Td> 70th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 15, 1929--March 4, 1931 </Td> <Td> 71st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Nance Garner </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Texas 15th </Td> <Td> December 7, 1931--March 4, 1933 </Td> <Td> 72nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry Thomas Rainey </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Illinois 20th </Td> <Td> March 9, 1933--August 19, 1934 </Td> <Td> 73rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joseph W. Byrns Sr . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Tennessee 5th </Td> <Td> January 3, 1935--June 4, 1936 </Td> <Td> 74th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William B. Bankhead </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Alabama 7th </Td> <Td> June 4, 1936--January 3, 1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 5, 1937--January 3, 1939 </Td> <Td> 75th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1939--September 15, 1940 </Td> <Td> 76th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sam Rayburn </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Texas 4th </Td> <Td> September 16, 1940--January 3, 1941 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1941--January 3, 1943 </Td> <Td> 77th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 6, 1943--January 3, 1945 </Td> <Td> 78th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1945--January 3, 1947 </Td> <Td> 79th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joseph William Martin Jr . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Massachusetts 14th </Td> <Td> January 3, 1947--January 3, 1949 </Td> <Td> 80th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sam Rayburn </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Texas 4th </Td> <Td> January 3, 1949--January 3, 1951 </Td> <Td> 81st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1951--January 3, 1953 </Td> <Td> 82nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joseph William Martin Jr . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Massachusetts 14th </Td> <Td> January 3, 1953--January 3, 1955 </Td> <Td> 83rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sam Rayburn </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Texas 4th </Td> <Td> January 3, 1955--January 3, 1957 </Td> <Td> 84th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1957--January 3, 1959 </Td> <Td> 85th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 7, 1959--January 3, 1961 </Td> <Td> 86th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1961--November 16, 1961 </Td> <Td> 87th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John William McCormack </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Massachusetts 12th </Td> <Td> January 10, 1962--January 3, 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massachusetts 9th </Td> <Td> January 9, 1963--January 3, 1965 </Td> <Td> 88th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 4, 1965--January 3, 1967 </Td> <Td> 89th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 10, 1967--January 3, 1969 </Td> <Td> 90th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1969--January 3, 1971 </Td> <Td> 91st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Carl Albert </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Oklahoma 3rd </Td> <Td> January 21, 1971--January 3, 1973 </Td> <Td> 92nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1973--January 3, 1975 </Td> <Td> 93rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 14, 1975--January 3, 1977 </Td> <Td> 94th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tip O'Neill </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Massachusetts 8th </Td> <Td> January 4, 1977--January 3, 1979 </Td> <Td> 95th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 15, 1979--January 3, 1981 </Td> <Td> 96th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 5, 1981--January 3, 1983 </Td> <Td> 97th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1983--January 3, 1985 </Td> <Td> 98th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1985--January 3, 1987 </Td> <Td> 99th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jim Wright </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Texas 12th </Td> <Td> January 6, 1987--January 3, 1989 </Td> <Td> 100th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1989--June 6, 1989 </Td> <Td> 101st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tom Foley </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Washington 5th </Td> <Td> June 6, 1989--January 3, 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 1991--January 3, 1993 </Td> <Td> 102nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 5, 1993--January 3, 1995 </Td> <Td> 103rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Newt Gingrich </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Georgia 6th </Td> <Td> January 4, 1995--January 3, 1997 </Td> <Td> 104th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 7, 1997--January 3, 1999 </Td> <Td> 105th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dennis Hastert </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Illinois 14th </Td> <Td> January 6, 1999--January 3, 2001 </Td> <Td> 106th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 2001--January 3, 2003 </Td> <Td> 107th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 7, 2003--January 3, 2005 </Td> <Td> 108th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 2005--January 3, 2007 </Td> <Td> 109th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nancy Pelosi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> California 8th </Td> <Td> January 4, 2007--January 3, 2009 </Td> <Td> 110th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 6, 2009--January 3, 2011 </Td> <Td> 111th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Boehner </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Ohio 8th </Td> <Td> January 5, 2011--January 3, 2013 </Td> <Td> 112th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 2013--January 3, 2015 </Td> <Td> 113th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 6, 2015--October 29, 2015 </Td> <Td> 114th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Paul Ryan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Wisconsin 1st </Td> <Td> October 29, 2015--January 3, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 2017--incumbent </Td> <Td> 115th </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="8"> <P> Pro-Administration (2) Anti-Administration (1) Federalist (2) Democratic - Republican (6) Adams Republican (1) Jacksonian (3) Democratic (22) Whig (3) American (1) Republican (16) </P> </Th> </Tr>

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