what are qualifications for speaker of the house

To become the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, a candidate must receive a majority of votes from the members present and voting. The House elects the Speaker at the beginning of a new Congress by a majority of the Representatives-elect from candidates separately chosen by the majority- and minority-party caucuses. While every Speaker of the House has been a sitting House member, the U.S. Constitution does not explicitly state House membership as a requirement. However, the tradition of the Speaker being a member of the House predates the Constitution itself. The Speaker is not legally required to be an elected member of the House, but no non-member has ever been elected to the office