The speaker is the supreme authority of the Lok Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha choose him from among themselves. The Speaker presides over the House meeting, ensures order in the House, and conducts the House's work according to the House Rules.

The Speaker of the House is chosen for a five-year term. She will, remain in office until the next house elects a new speaker. Even when the house is dissolved, the speaker remains in office. If the Speaker is no longer a part of the House, he must step down. He can also run for re-election to this position. He has the right to resign from his position at any moment. A resolution voted by most of the participants of the Lok Sabha can also remove him from office. Parliament sets the Speaker's salary and allowances, which are deducted from the Consolidated Fund of India.

Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, the first speaker of the Lok Sabha, served from 1952 to 1956. He became a member of the Indian Independence Movement and was briefly selected as the secretary of the Gujarat Provincial Congress Committee.