presiding officer

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Following the election of SNP veteran Kenneth Gibson as presiding officer, the SNP cohort has been cut to 57 MSPs - eight short of a majority.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Sioned Williams will be his deputy first minister, and finance cabinet minister will be former presiding officer Elin Jones.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The country's 24 senators will serve as judges while the chief justice of the Supreme Court will sit as the trial's presiding officer.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

He stood to be the first presiding officer of the new parliament, a role similar to the Speaker in the House of Commons, but was beaten by veteran Lib Dem Sir David Steel.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

The hall was so cold, the presiding officer announced that men could keep their hats on.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson