Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	Incumbent; Robin Vos; since January 7, 2013
	Wisconsin State Assembly
Style	Mr. Speaker; (Informal); The Honorable; (Formal);
Status	Presiding officer
Seat	Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin
Appointer	The Assembly
Term length	At the Assembly's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Legislature by a majority of the representatives-elect, and upon a vacancy during a session.
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Wisconsin
Formation	June 5, 1848
First holder	Ninian E. Whiteside; June 5, 1848
Deputy	Speaker pro tempore
Salary	$53,299

The Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly is the presiding officer of the Wisconsin State Assembly, the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Article IV of the Constitution of Wisconsin, ratified in 1848, establishes the legislature and specifies the election of officers. The role and responsibilities of the speaker are defined in the Assembly Rules, originally in Rule 1, and also, under the present rules, Rule 3.

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