President of the House of Councillors

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The President of the House of Councillors is the leading parliamentary official who chairs and oversees the work of the upper chamber of Morocco’s legislature.

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President of the House of Councillors canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
political position
presiding officer
appointedBy House of Councillors of Morocco
associatedWith Parliament of Morocco
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Morocco
canBe member of a political party
category Moroccan parliamentary titles
political office-holders in Morocco
chambersOverseen upper house of the Parliament of Morocco
constitutionalStatus constitutional office in Morocco
country Morocco
governmentSystemContext constitutional monarchy of Morocco
hasAuthorityOver parliamentary committees’ coordination in the House of Councillors
House of Councillors chamber
surface form: plenary sittings of the House of Councillors
hasLowerChamberCounterpart President of the House of Representatives of Morocco
jurisdiction national
languageOfWork Amazigh
Arabic
legalBasis Constitution of Morocco
rules of procedure of the House of Councillors
legislativeBody House of Councillors of Morocco
mayUse French in some parliamentary contexts
officeLocation Parliament Building, Rabat
surface form: Parliament of Morocco building in Rabat
partOf Parliament of Morocco
surface form: Parliament of Morocco leadership
rank highest officer of the House of Councillors
reportsTo House of Councillors of Morocco
requires membership in the House of Councillors
responsibility ensuring compliance with parliamentary procedures in the House of Councillors
ensuring proper conduct of legislative debates in the House of Councillors
representing the House of Councillors in international parliamentary organizations
representing the House of Councillors in relations with foreign parliaments
representing the House of Councillors in relations with the King of Morocco
representing the House of Councillors in relations with the government of Morocco
role chairs the sessions of the House of Councillors
convenes sittings of the House of Councillors
ensures observance of the rules of procedure of the House of Councillors
maintains order during debates in the House of Councillors
manages the agenda of the House of Councillors
oversees the work of the House of Councillors
represents the House of Councillors in its external relations
supervises the administrative services of the House of Councillors
scopeOfWork national legislation review and adoption
oversight of government actions through the upper house
seat Rabat
selectionMethod elected by members of the House of Councillors
termType fixed term defined by internal rules of the House of Councillors

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Parliament of Morocco presidingOfficerUpperHouseTitle President of the House of Councillors