Levi wrote:
Change Rule 402 to read:The Speaker is the active player who has borne the Patent Title of Minister Without Portfolio the longest, with ties broken in favor of the player who has been registered the longest.
You should also amend R1922(e) so that it doesn't restrict itself to active MWPs. In the unlikely event that all MWPs were inactive and/or deregistered, then we would lack a Speaker. Has that ever happened before?