Speaker of the Riksdag

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The Speaker of the Riksdag is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of Sweden’s national legislature, responsible for leading parliamentary work and formally overseeing the formation of the government.

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Label Occurrences
Speaker of the Riksdag canonical 8
Riksdagens talman 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
presiding officer role
appliesToJurisdiction Riksdag
canBeReelected yes
chairs Presidium of the Riksdag
meetings of the Chamber of the Riksdag
country Sweden
dateOfEstablishment 1866
hasAuthorityOver allocation of speaking time in debates
maintaining order during Riksdag sessions
order of business in the Riksdag chamber
hasConstitutionalBasis Instrument of Government (Sweden)
hasDeputy First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag
Second Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag
Third Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag
hasInauguralHolder bicameral Riksdag of Sweden
surface form: Louis De Geer (as first Speaker of the bicameral Riksdag)
hasNativeLabel Speaker of the Riksdag self-linksurface differs
surface form: Riksdagens talman
hasOfficeType parliamentary speaker
hasPositionInGovernmentFormation oversees formation of the Government of Sweden
hasPrecursor Lantmarskalk (historical presiding officer of the Riksdag of the Estates)
hasRank highest-ranking official in Sweden after the monarch
hasRoleInSuccession acts as head of state when the monarch is unable to perform duties in certain circumstances
hasSelectionMethod election by open vote in the Riksdag
hasStyle Fru talman
Herr talman
hasSymbolicRole guardian of the Riksdag’s independence
hasTermLength until a new Riksdag elects a Speaker after a general election
isAbove Prime Minister of Sweden in formal order of precedence
isAddressedAs Talman
isBelow King of Sweden in formal order of precedence
isDefinedIn Riksdag Act of 1866
surface form: Riksdag Act (Sweden)
isElectedBy Riksdag
isElectedFrom members of the Riksdag
isHeadOf Presidium of the Riksdag
isHighestRankingOfficialOf Riksdag
isNonPartisanInOffice expected
isPartOf Swedish constitutional system
isPresidingOfficerOf Riksdag
languageOfWorkOrName Swedish
mayNotVoteInPlenary normally, except in case of tie or under specific rules
nominates candidate for Prime Minister of Sweden
officeHolderTitleInEnglish Speaker of the Riksdag self-link
participatesIn meetings with party leaders during government formation
represents Riksdag in international parliamentary contacts
Riksdag in official ceremonies
residence Parliament House, Stockholm
surface form: Riksdag building, Stockholm
seat Parliament House, Stockholm
submitsTo Riksdag vote on proposed Prime Minister

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

Riksdag headTitle Speaker of the Riksdag
Swedish government appointedBy Speaker of the Riksdag
Birgitta Dahl positionHeld Speaker of the Riksdag
Birgitta Dahl hasHonorificTitle Speaker of the Riksdag
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland nativeName Speaker of the Riksdag
this entity surface form: Riksdagens talman
Speaker of the Riksdag hasNativeLabel Speaker of the Riksdag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Riksdagens talman
Speaker of the Riksdag officeHolderTitleInEnglish Speaker of the Riksdag self-link
Andreas Norlén positionHeld Speaker of the Riksdag
Andreas Norlén office Speaker of the Riksdag
Ingemund Bengtsson positionHeld Speaker of the Riksdag
Speaker of the Parliament nativeLabel Speaker of the Riksdag
subject surface form: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: Riksdagens talman