{"id":11785,"date":"2023-03-20T13:21:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/mauritiusassembly\/?page_id=11785"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:21:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:21:24","slug":"the-speaker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mauritiusassembly.govmu.org\/mauritiusassembly\/index.php\/the-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"The Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Speakership is the most important office in the House. The first business of the House is to elect a Speaker when the Assembly first meets, after a general election. The Constitution provides that the Speaker may or may not be an elected Member of the House. The Government and the Opposition normally agree on a candidate.<\/p>

The main function of the Speaker is to ensure that the Standing Orders and Rules of the National Assembly are complied with. The Speaker interprets and enforces the Standing Orders and for the purpose of interpretation, recourse is often had to Erskine May’s Parliamentary Practice, responds to Members’ points of order and give rulings when necessary. His ruling cannot be challenged, except on a substantive motion to that effect, and any criticism of his actions outside Parliament may amount to contempt of the National Assembly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Honourable Mrs Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra<\/strong><\/h5>

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Bio-data of \r\n\t\t\tHonourable Mrs Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra<\/strong><\/div>\r\n\t\t
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The Speaker of the National \r\n\t\t\tAssembly<\/strong><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/font>\r\n
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\r\n\t\t\u2022 Chairperson Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) 2000-2002
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\r\n\t\t\u2022 Ombudsperson for Children 2003 -2011
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\u2022 Member of the \r\n\t\tNational Assembly 1976 \u2013 1990
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\r\n\t\t\u2022 Municipal Councillor of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill from 1977 \u2013 1979 <\/font><\/div>\r\n\t
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The Speakership is the most important office in the House. The first business of the House is to elect a Speaker when the Assembly first meets, after a general election. The Constitution provides that the Speaker may or may not be an elected Member of the House. The Government and the Opposition normally agree on a candidate.<\/p>

The main function of the Speaker is to ensure that the Standing Orders and Rules of the National Assembly are complied with. The Speaker interprets and enforces the Standing Orders and for the purpose of interpretation, recourse is often had to Erskine May’s Parliamentary Practice, responds to Members’ points of order and give rulings when necessary. His ruling cannot be challenged, except on a substantive motion to that effect, and any criticism of his actions outside Parliament may amount to contempt of the National Assembly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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