Speaker of the Saeima

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The Speaker of the Saeima is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of Latvia’s unicameral parliament, responsible for leading its sessions and representing the legislature.

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Speaker of the Saeima canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
presiding officer role
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Latvia
linked to: Latvia
appointedBy Saeima
associatedWith Latvian constitutional order
Latvian law
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
category Parliamentary titles
Politics of Latvia
Speakers of legislatures
country Latvia
hasJurisdictionOver proceedings of the Saeima
isPartOf Saeima Presidium
linked to: Saeima
languageOfNativeLabel Latvian
legalBasis Constitution of Latvia
Rules of Procedure of the Saeima
legislativeBody Saeima
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Latvia
Riga
mayActAs acting President of Latvia in certain circumstances
nativeLabel Saeimas priekšsēdētājs
officeCreatedIn Republic of Latvia
linked to: Latvia
officeHolderQualification must be a member of the Saeima
officeType speaker of parliament
parliamentType unicameral parliament
partOf Latvian parliamentary system
positionInGovernment highest-ranking official of the Saeima
ranking one of the highest state officials of Latvia
residence Riga
role chairs meetings of the Saeima Presidium
ensures rules of procedure are followed
leads parliamentary sessions
maintains order during debates
manages the agenda of the Saeima
presiding officer of the Saeima
represents the Saeima
represents the Saeima in international parliamentary relations
represents the Saeima in relations with the President of Latvia
signs acts adopted by the Saeima
seat Saeima building
selectionMethod elected by members of the Saeima

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Saeima hasSpeaker Speaker of the Saeima