Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta Viċi Speaker tal-Kamra tad-Deputati ta' Malta
Coat of Arms of the Republic of Malta
Incumbent Censu Galea since 8 May 2010
Style	Mr.Speaker (Acting Speaker), The Honourable (Deputy Speaker)
Appointer	House of Representatives
Term length	One Legislature
Formation	1921
Website	http://www.parliament.gov.mt

Malta

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of the Representatives of Malta acts as a deputy to the Speaker. Whenever the Speaker is absent from the House. It is the Deputy Speaker that assumes the role of Acting Speaker. Unlike the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker can only be appointed from inside the House and he does not lose his original vote even when he is Acting Speaker.

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta

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