President of the Chamber of Deputies

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legislative leadership position parliamentary office presiding officer

The President of the Chamber of Deputies is the leading legislative officer who directs debates, enforces rules, and represents Mexico’s lower house of Congress.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	As subject	As object
President of the Congress of the Union	0	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative leadership position → parliamentary office → presiding officer →
alsoCalled	President of the Chamber of Deputies → surface form: Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies
authorityOver	application of disciplinary measures in the chamber → use of the floor in plenary debates →
belongsToSystem	Mexican federal political system →
can	call deputies to order → order the clearing of the galleries in case of disturbances → suspend a session in case of serious disorder →
chamber	lower house →
country	Mexico →
electedBy	members of the Chamber of Deputies →
eligibility	must be a sitting federal deputy →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of Mexico →
hasCounterpart	President of the Chamber of Deputies self-linksurface differs → surface form: President of the Congress of the Union President of the Senate of the Republic →
jurisdiction	federal government of Mexico →
legislativeBody	Chamber of Deputies → surface form: Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union
location	Mexico City →
nativeLabel	Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados →
oversees	implementation of decisions of the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies →
partOf	Congress of the Union →
represents	Chamber of Deputies in international parliamentary forums → Chamber of Deputies in relations with the executive branch → Chamber of Deputies in relations with the judiciary → Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) → surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
responsibleFor	ensuring respect for the rights of individual deputies → ensuring respect for the rights of parliamentary groups →
role	calls and opens plenary sessions → chairs the Mesa Directiva of the Chamber of Deputies → coordinates with the President of the Senate on matters of the Congress of the Union → directs legislative debates → enforces parliamentary rules → ensures compliance with the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies → grants or withdraws the floor to deputies → maintains order in plenary sessions → manages the legislative agenda in the chamber → oversees voting procedures in the chamber → represents the Chamber of Deputies in official acts → signs laws and resolutions approved by the Chamber of Deputies →
seat	San Lázaro Legislative Palace → surface form: Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro
significance	highest-ranking officer of Mexico’s lower house of Congress →
supervises	parliamentary services of the Chamber of Deputies →
typeOf	speaker of a legislative chamber →

Referenced by (3)

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

President of the Chamber of Deputies → hasCounterpart → President of the Chamber of Deputies self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: President of the Congress of the Union

Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) → presidingOfficerTitle → President of the Chamber of Deputies →

Chamber of Deputies → presidingOfficerTitle → President of the Chamber of Deputies →

subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico