The first woman to occupy the Speaker's chair was Betty Harvie Anderson (Conservative), appointed deputy chairman of the Ways and Means committee (a deputy speaker) in July 1970, taking the chair later that day during the Queen's Speech debate when she was addressed as 'Mr Deputy Speaker'.
Mr Maduro subsequently became deputy speaker and later speaker of the national assembly until 2006.
In the meantime, I gather, Sinn Fein and the DUP will try to appoint Mr Molloy as principal deputy speaker - a new rank at Stormont.
Mr Evans, who is also a deputy speaker of the House of Commons, has agreed that he will not resume his duties in the chamber while police continue to investigate allegations against him but will continue his constituency work.
Mr Ford was over-ruled by the deputy speaker after the Ulster Unionist MLA Basil McCrea insisted on a vote.
Nothing is over and done with until the people put their ballot papers in the boxes, but Sinn Fein appears so confident that Francie Molloy will succeed Martin McGuinness that the party has already confirmed Mitchel McLaughlin as Mr Molloy's potential successor at Stormont as principal deputy speaker.
When he tried to force the deputy speaker's nomination to a formal vote Mr Allister could not persuade another MLA to act as a teller.
Ms Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director-General for the Natural Sciences, will be the speaker of the conference, and Mr Darge Wole, Deputy Permanente Delegate of Ethiopia to UNESCO, will be the moderator.
Mr Evans's solicitor has already said the MP does not intend to quit as deputy speaker or as an MP.
Mr Hammond added it could be "very difficult" for the MP to continue as deputy speaker while the matter was being investigated.
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