The Presiding Officer

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parliamentary office presiding officer public office

The Presiding Officer is the impartial convener and highest authority of the Scottish Parliament, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and representing the institution.

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Label	Occurrences
The Presiding Officer canonical	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ public office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	PO of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ The Presiding Officer ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Scotland ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
electionBy	Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
hasDuty	ensures fair conduct of debates ⓘ protects rights of all parties and members ⓘ represents Parliament to other legislatures ⓘ represents Parliament to the UK Government ⓘ represents Parliament to the monarch ⓘ upholds dignity of the chamber ⓘ
hasQuality	neutrality in debates ⓘ political impartiality ⓘ
hasRole	acts as figurehead of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ calls members to speak ⓘ chairs plenary meetings ⓘ ensures standing orders are followed ⓘ highest authority of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ impartial convener of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ interprets standing orders ⓘ maintains order in the chamber ⓘ oversees parliamentary proceedings ⓘ represents the Parliament in external relations ⓘ represents the Scottish Parliament institutionally ⓘ
inception	1999 ⓘ
isNonVotingChair	true ⓘ
isPartOf	Scottish Parliament ⓘ
jurisdiction	devolved legislature of Scotland ⓘ
legalBasis	Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ
legislativeBody	Scottish Parliament ⓘ
mayHaveCastingVote	true ⓘ
nativeLabel	Presiding Officer ⓘ
officeCreatedBy	Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ
officeHoldersMayHaveTitle	The Right Honourable ⓘ
rank	highest authority within the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
reportsTo	Scottish Parliament ⓘ
residence	Edinburgh ⓘ
seat	Scottish Parliament Building ⓘ
selectionMethod	elected by Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
termLength	duration of a parliamentary session ⓘ
workLocation	Holyrood ⓘ

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

Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament → style → The Presiding Officer ⓘ

The Presiding Officer → alsoKnownAs → The Presiding Officer ⓘ

subject surface form: Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament