The Speaker of the

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is seventh (behind the

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, Secretary of State,

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, and

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of the

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, respectively) in the

line of succession An order of succession or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility.Governor of Illinois The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by p ...

List of speakers

This is a complete list of the Speakers of the

. Each was chosen since the

Illinois General Assembly The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It has two chambers, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 181 ...

's first session in 1818. The colors indicate the

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affiliation of each speaker.

References

External links

Illinois General Assembly - House
official government site
Illinois Blue Book 2009–10
official government document {{Current Speakers of U.S. state Houses of Representatives House Speaker

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