Bundesrat (Germany)

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:abbreviation BR
gptkbp:address gptkb:Leipziger_Straße_3-4,_10117_Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:appointedBy state governments
gptkbp:category gptkb:Government_of_Germany
gptkb:Politics_of_Germany
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:established 1949
gptkbp:firstSession 7 September 1949
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bundesrat (Germany)
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Basic_Law_for_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany
gptkbp:legislative_function review and approval of federal laws
gptkbp:lower_house_counterpart gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:former_Prussian_House_of_Lords
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Bundesrat
gptkbp:number_of_votes_per_state 3 to 6 depending on population
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 69
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:German
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bundesrat_(German_Empire)
gptkbp:president gptkb:Manuela_Schwesig
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Bundesrat
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Federal_Government_of_Germany
gptkbp:represents German federal states
gptkbp:seat gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:termLength no fixed term
gptkbp:type federal council
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:Parliament_of_Germany
gptkbp:votingSystem indirect
gptkbp:website https://www.bundesrat.de/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
gptkb:Reichsrat
gptkb:Stephan_Weil
gptkb:Bundestag_(Germany)
gptkb:Malu_Dreyer
gptkb:Hendrik_Wüst
gptkb:Reiner_Haseloff
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5