The Department of the House of Representatives advises that on 28 July the Member for Lingiari, Ms Marion Scrymgour MP made history, being the first Aboriginal person to chair the House of Representatives Chamber, as a member of the Speaker’s Panel.
The Speaker’s Panel supports the Speaker of the House of Representatives by chairing debates and maintaining order during parliamentary proceedings.
Ms Scrymgour was appointed to the Speaker’s Panel in the 47th Parliament and has been chairing the Federation Chamber (a secondary chamber of the Parliament) for over a year.
Prior to entering the Australian Parliament in 2022, she was a Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chief Minister in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.
She is currently also Special Envoy for Remote Communities.
National Indigenous Times report.
Picture credits: Parliament of Australia (Wikipedia); Australian Parliament, used by permission.
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