Nancy Pelosi: House speaker through the years (50 images)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will not seek a leadership position for House Democrats when they lose power on January 3. Pelosi, who will keep her House seat representing San Francisco, has served in the House since 1987 and made history as the first female speaker in 2007. Here is a look back at her time as House sspeaker.

Pelosi (L) swears in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (R), D-N,Y., at a mock event with family members at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on January 3, 2019 Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

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Pelosi is seen alongside the female Democratic members of Congress during an official portrait in front of the U.S. Capitol on January 4, 2019, in Washington. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Pelosi speaks during an event that called out the Trump administration's healthcare efforts in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on April 2, 2019. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI

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Pelosi stands next to Dr. Jianli Yang as they unveil a statue dedicated to the protester whot was run over by a tank in the Tiananmen Square Massacre during an event remembering the 30th anniversary of the protest and calling for an end to alleged human rights injustices and Communist rule in China, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 4, 2019. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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