Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council explained

The office of the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government.^[1] The Speaker is the head of the legislative branch and presides over sessions of the council.^[2] 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

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President
1			Nelson Gorman Jr.	Chinle	1995 – 1997	Unknown	1995		Albert Hale
2			Kelsey Begaye	Kaibito	1997 – 1999	Democratic	1997
							–		Thomas Atcitty
							–		Milton Bluehouse Sr.
3			Edward T. Begay	Church Rock	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Unknown	1999		Kelsey Begaye
							2001
4			Lawrence T. Morgan	Pinedale	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Unknown	2003		Joe Shirley Jr.
							2005
							2007
							2009
5			Johnny Naize	Tselani/Cottonwood	January 2011 – September 2014	Unknown	2011		Ben Shelly
							2013
6			Lorenzo Bates	Burnham	September 2014 –	Unknown	–
7			Kee Allen Begay Jr.		–	Unknown	–
8			Lorenzo Bates	Burnham	–	Unknown	2015
							2017		Russell Begaye
9			Seth Damon		–	Unknown	2019		Jonathan Nez
							2021
10			Otto Tso	Tuba City	–	Unknown	–
11			Crystalyne Curley		– present	Unknown	2023		Buu Nygren

Notes

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Wilkins, David E. . The Navajo Political Experience . 2013-10-25 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4422-2669-2 . 125–128 . en.
2. Book: Austin, Raymond Darrel . Navajo Courts and Navajo Common Law: A Tradition of Tribal Self-governance . 2009 . U of Minnesota Press . 978-0-8166-6535-8 . 17 . en.