Noun
maiden speech (plural maiden speeches)
(politics) The first speech made by a new member in the chamber of an assembly, in Britain in the House of Commons and House of Lords.
In her maiden speech, Christine Lagard (president of the European Central Bank), spent 15 minutes talking about stablecoins. Source: Internet
In his maiden speech as the new Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal stressed on working together with Delhiites and the Centre to improve the infrastructural and educational credentials of the Union Territory. Source: Internet
After Independence, the first time that the nation heard the demand for secession at a formal gathering was during the maiden speech of CN Annadurai in the Rajya Sabha on May 1, 1962, when Jawaharlal Nehru was Prime Minister. Source: Internet
Gina Rinehart attended the maiden speech of Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce (and waved to him) at Parliament House in November 2013. Source: Internet
Whitlam responded to McEwen by stating that Benjamin Disraeli had been heckled in his maiden speech and had responded, "The time will come when you shall hear me." Source: Internet
That year he made his maiden speech in the House of Lords, on the Sharp Report on the mobility of the disabled. Source: Internet