Vice President of the Bundestag

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The Vice President of the Bundestag is a senior parliamentary official who assists in presiding over sessions of Germany’s federal parliament and can stand in for the President when necessary.

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Vice President of the Bundestag canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
political position
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
appointedBy Bundestag
surface form: German Bundestag
canActAs deputy to the President of the Bundestag
canStandInFor President of the Bundestag
confersMembershipIn Presidium of the Bundestag
country Germany
domain legislative branch
eligibilityRequirement must be an elected member of the German Bundestag
governmentBranch legislature
hasDuties assisting the President of the Bundestag in presiding over plenary sessions
chairing sittings of the Bundestag in the absence of the President
ensuring observance of the Rules of Procedure during debates
maintaining order in the plenary chamber
participating in the Council of Elders of the Bundestag
representing the Bundestag in certain official functions when delegated
supporting the management of parliamentary business
languageOfWork German
legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Rules of Procedure of the German Bundestag
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Berlin
mayBeReelected yes
numberOfOfficeHolders several vice presidents usually serve simultaneously
officeHeldBy Member of the Bundestag
partOf Bundestag
surface form: German Bundestag

Bundestag
surface form: Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany
ranking one of the highest offices of the Bundestag
relatedInstitution Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Federal Government of Germany
relatedPosition President of the Bundestag
President of the Bundesrat
surface form: President of the Federal Council (Bundesrat)
responsibleFor announcing voting results when presiding
calling speakers and managing speaking time when in the chair
conduct of debates when presiding
putting motions to the vote when presiding
scopeOfAuthority internal proceedings of the Bundestag
seat Reichstag building
selectionMethod election by members of the Bundestag
subordinateTo President of the Bundestag
symbolicImportance represents parliamentary authority and continuity
termLength usually corresponds to the legislative term of the Bundestag
worksWith Presidium of the Bundestag
surface form: Council of Elders of the Bundestag

President of the Bundestag
other Vice Presidents of the Bundestag

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President of the Bundestag hasDeputy Vice President of the Bundestag