Speaker of the Knesset

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The Speaker of the Knesset is the presiding officer and highest authority of Israel’s parliament, responsible for managing its proceedings and representing the legislature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
presiding officer role
alsoKnownAs Speaker of the Knesset
surface form: Knesset Speaker
appointedBy Knesset
canBeRemovedBy vote of the Knesset
country Israel
electedBy members of the Knesset
electionMethod plenary vote of the Knesset
governmentBranch legislative branch of Israel
hasAuthorityTo call Knesset to order
grant or withdraw speaking rights in the Knesset
rule on points of order in the Knesset
hasDeputy Deputy Speakers of the Knesset
surface form: Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
hasOfficialResidence Jerusalem
hasStyle Madam Speaker
Mister Speaker
surface form: Mr. Speaker
inception 1949
isHighestAuthorityOf Knesset
isPresidingOfficerOf Knesset
jurisdiction Israel
surface form: State of Israel
language Hebrew
legalBasis Basic Laws of Israel
legislativeBody Knesset
memberOf Knesset
nativeLabel Speaker of the Knesset self-linksurface differs
surface form: יושב ראש הכנסת
officeCreatedFor Knesset
officeHoldsRank highest officer of the Knesset
oversees Knesset
surface form: Knesset Secretariat

administrative functioning of the Knesset
participatesIn Israeli presidential inauguration ceremonies
state ceremonies in Israel
partOf political system of Israel
precededBy Speaker of the Provisional State Council
presidesOver Knesset
represents Israeli legislature
Knesset
requiresMembershipIn Knesset
responsibleFor announcing Knesset decisions
enforcing Knesset rules of procedure
ensuring decorum in the Knesset chamber
maintaining order in Knesset debates
managing Knesset agenda
managing Knesset proceedings
overseeing Knesset plenum sessions
representing the Knesset in official state ceremonies
scheduling Knesset sittings
signing laws passed by the Knesset
seat Knesset building, Jerusalem
termLength duration of the Knesset term

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Knesset hasPosition Speaker of the Knesset
Reuven Rivlin positionHeld Speaker of the Knesset
Yosef Sprinzak positionHeld Speaker of the Knesset
Speaker of the Knesset nativeLabel Speaker of the Knesset self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: יושב ראש הכנסת
Speaker of the Knesset alsoKnownAs Speaker of the Knesset
this entity surface form: Knesset Speaker
Deputy Speakers of the Knesset subordinateTo Speaker of the Knesset
Deputy Speakers of the Knesset reportsTo Speaker of the Knesset
Rivlin positionHeld Speaker of the Knesset
subject surface form: Reuven Rivlin
Shamir positionHeld Speaker of the Knesset
subject surface form: Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Yezernitsky positionHeld Speaker of the Knesset
Member of the Knesset relatedOffice Speaker of the Knesset
Sprinzak positionHeld Speaker of the Knesset
subject surface form: Yosef Sprinzak