# House elects Mike Johnson as Speaker

Date: 2023

The U.S. House of Representatives elected Louisiana Republican [Mike Johnson](/people/mike-johnson) as Speaker on 25 October 2023. House.gov records that Johnson had served in Congress since his 2016 election and previously worked as an attorney and served in the Louisiana legislature. The speakership made Johnson the presiding officer and administrative head of the House as well as the leader of the majority party in the chamber. This is an office-holding fact, not a harm event.

## Sources

- https://www.house.gov/feature-stories/2023-10-25-new-speaker-of-the-house

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