No.
Barack Obama is no longer the President of the United States, so he does not appoint the Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the House is elected by members of the House of Representatives. As of my last update, Nancy Pelosi is the current Speaker of the House.
speaker of house.
A new speaker is elected if the speaker can not function.
The speaker of the house is second in line to the president. It goes as follows: President, Vice President, Speaker of the House. It is the third highest office in the country. The speaker of the house has the floor when it comes to legislation.
The speaker of the house is second in line to the president. It goes as follows: President, Vice President, Speaker of the House. It is the third highest office in the country. The speaker of the house has the floor when it comes to legislation.
James Polk was the House Speaker before he was President.
There has never been a Speaker of the House to be elevated to Vice President and then to President. However, if the President and Vice President was to die or resign, the Speaker of the House would be next in line.
the speaker of the house. btw, this question gets asked on here like once a day.
The same person who was president before the speaker of the house died. In the order of presidential succession, the president pro tempore of the Senate is next after the House Speaker.
vice president Speaker of the house president pro tempore of the senate various cabinet department heads
The third person in line for the Presidency is the Speaker of the House.
The Speaker of the House is the second in line of succession behind the vice president.