Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe

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parliamentary office political position presiding officer

The Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe is the presiding officer and principal authority of the country’s lower house of Parliament, responsible for overseeing legislative debates, maintaining order, and representing the Assembly in its relations with other branches of government.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe canonical	3

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office ⓘ political position ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy	National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
associatedWith	Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of Zimbabwe ⓘ
category	Government of Zimbabwe ⓘ Speakers of national legislatures ⓘ
chamber	lower house of the Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
country	Zimbabwe ⓘ
jurisdiction	Zimbabwe ⓘ surface form: Republic of Zimbabwe
legislativeBody	National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude	Cyril Ndebele ⓘ Simon Muzenda ⓘ surface form: Didymus Mutasa Edna Madzongwe ⓘ Emmerson Mnangagwa ⓘ Jacob Mudenda ⓘ
officeLocation	Parliament Building, Harare ⓘ
parliament	Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
power	may cast a deciding vote in the event of a tie, according to parliamentary rules ⓘ may decide on the admissibility of motions and questions ⓘ may order a member to withdraw from the chamber for disorderly conduct ⓘ may suspend a sitting of the National Assembly ⓘ
relatedInstitution	Clerk of Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
relatedPosition	President of the Senate of Zimbabwe ⓘ
reportsTo	National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
responsibility	announcing results of votes ⓘ calling members to speak during debates ⓘ disciplining members who breach parliamentary rules ⓘ protecting the rights and privileges of all members of the National Assembly ⓘ putting questions to a vote ⓘ ruling on points of order ⓘ upholding the independence and dignity of the National Assembly ⓘ
role	ensures that parliamentary business is conducted in accordance with the Standing Orders ⓘ interprets and enforces the rules of procedure of the National Assembly ⓘ maintains order during sittings of the National Assembly ⓘ oversees legislative debates in the National Assembly ⓘ presiding officer of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ principal authority of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ represents the National Assembly in its relations with external parliamentary bodies ⓘ represents the National Assembly in its relations with the executive branch ⓘ represents the National Assembly in its relations with the judiciary ⓘ
selectionMethod	elected by members of the National Assembly ⓘ
style	Madam Speaker ⓘ Mister Speaker ⓘ surface form: Mr Speaker
symbol	Speaker’s chair in the National Assembly chamber ⓘ Speaker’s mace of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of the Senate → comparedWith → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ

subject surface form: President of the Senate of Zimbabwe

Jacob Mudenda → positionHeld → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ

Deputy President of the Senate of Zimbabwe → relatedPosition → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ