President of the New South Wales Legislative Council

President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Incumbent
Ben Franklin
since 9 May 2023
StyleThe Honourable
Mr / Madam President
(in the Council)
AppointerThe Monarch's representative at the behest of the Legislative Council
Term lengthElected at start of each Parliament
PrecursorSpeaker of the Legislative Council
Inaugural holderSir Alfred Stephen
Formation20 May 1856
DeputyRod Roberts

The President of the New South Wales Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales, the Legislative Council. The presiding officer of the lower house is the speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The role of President has generally been a partisan office, filled by the governing party of the time. As of May 2023, the president is Ben Franklin.