List of speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon
[2] Though the constitution does not require so, an unwritten understanding between the Shia, Sunni, and Maronite leaderships in Lebanon in 1943, known as the National Pact, has resulted in the holder of the post being a Shia in every electoral cycle since that time.The Administrative Committee was the first legislative body of Lebanon, established by the French Mandate in 1922, two years after founding the State of Greater Lebanon.In 1926, the Senate of Lebanon was formed by the constitution, but abolished the next year.The Parliament was established in 1926 by the constitution, and was merged with the Senate in 1927.Source:[2] In 1943, the Lebanese Republic was established, marking the end of the French mandate for Lebanon.