| Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council | |
|---|---|
 Great Seal of the Navajo Nation | |
.jpg) IncumbentCrystalyne Curley since January 23, 2023 | |
| Style | Madam Speaker (informal) Honorable Speaker (formal) |
| Status | Presiding Member of the Navajo Nation Council |
| Residence | Window Rock, AZ |
| Seat | Navajo Nation Council Chamber |
| Appointer | The Navajo Nation Council |
| Term length | Two years |
| Constituting instrument | Navajo Nation Code & Treaty of 1868 |
| Inaugural holder | Chee Dodge |
| Salary | ~$55,000.00 USD per year |
| Website | https://www.navajonationcouncil.org/speaker-otto-tso-biography/ |
The office of the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government. The Speaker is the head of the legislative branch and presides over sessions of the council. The Speaker of the council serve a term of two years during the administration of the incumbent President. The Office of the speaker is located in Window Rock, AZ at the Council Chambers.
Officeholders
| # | Image | Name | Chapter | Term | Party | Elected | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Nelson Gorman Jr. (born TBA) |
Chinle | 1995 – 1997 |
Unknown | 1995 | Albert Hale 1995–1998 | ||
| 2 |
|
Kelsey Begaye (1951–2021) |
Kaibito | 1997 – 1999 |
Democratic | 1997 | |||
| – | Thomas Atcitty 1998 | ||||||||
| – | Milton Bluehouse Sr. 1998–1999 | ||||||||
| 3 |
|
Edward T. Begay (1935–2022) |
Church Rock | January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003 |
Unknown | 1999 | Kelsey Begaye 1999–2003 | ||
| 2001 | |||||||||
| 4 |
|
Lawrence T. Morgan (born TBA) |
Pinedale | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 |
Unknown | 2003 | Joe Shirley Jr. 2003–2011 | ||
| 2005 | |||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||
| 5 |
|
Johnny Naize (born TBA) |
Tselani/Cottonwood | January 2011 – September 2014 |
Unknown | 2011 | Ben Shelly 2011–2015 | ||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 6 |
|
Lorenzo Bates (born TBA) |
Burnham | September 2014 – January 15, 2015 |
Unknown | – | |||
| 7 |
|
Kee Allen Begay Jr. (born TBA) |
TBA | January 15, 2015 – January 26, 2015 |
Unknown | – | |||
| 8 |
|
Lorenzo Bates (born TBA) |
Burnham | January 26, 2015 – January 28, 2019 |
Unknown | 2015 | |||
| 2017 | Russell Begaye 2015–2019 | ||||||||
| 9 |
|
Seth Damon (born TBA) |
TBA | January 28, 2019 – November 4, 2022 |
Unknown | 2019 | Jonathan Nez 2019–2023 | ||
| 2021 | |||||||||
| 10 |
|
Otto Tso (born TBA) |
Tuba City | November 16, 2022 – January 10, 2023 |
Unknown | – | |||
| 11 | |
Crystalyne Curley (born TBA) |
TBA | January 23, 2023 – present |
Unknown | 2023 | Buu Nygren 2023–present | ||
Notes
- Resigned from office.
See also
- President of the Navajo Nation
- Vice President of the Navajo Nation
- Navajo Nation Council
- 2006 Navajo Nation presidential election
- 2010 Navajo Nation presidential election
- 2015 Navajo Nation presidential election
- 2018 Navajo Nation presidential election
- 2022 Navajo Nation presidential election
References
- Wilkins, David E. (2013-10-25). The Navajo Political Experience. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 125–128. ISBN 978-1-4422-2669-2.
- Austin, Raymond Darrel (2009). Navajo Courts and Navajo Common Law: A Tradition of Tribal Self-governance. U of Minnesota Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8166-6535-8.