Speaker of the Althing
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The Speaker of the Althing is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of Iceland’s national parliament, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and representing the legislature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Althing canonical | 1 |
| Speakers of the Althing | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
ⓘ
political position ⓘ presiding officer role ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Althing ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Althing ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Iceland ⓘ |
| category |
Icelandic political office-holders
ⓘ
Speaker of the Althing self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Speakers of the Althing
|
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| governs | conduct of parliamentary sessions ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
announcing results of votes
ⓘ
chairing meetings of the presidium or equivalent parliamentary bureau ⓘ ensuring parliamentary rules are followed ⓘ ensuring the proper conduct of members ⓘ granting members permission to speak ⓘ maintaining order during debates ⓘ managing the agenda of parliamentary sessions ⓘ overseeing administrative functions of the parliament ⓘ overseeing parliamentary proceedings ⓘ putting questions to a vote ⓘ representing the Althing domestically ⓘ representing the Althing internationally ⓘ representing the legislature in relations with the executive branch ⓘ representing the legislature in relations with the judiciary ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis |
Constitution of Iceland
ⓘ
rules of procedure of the Althing ⓘ |
| highestRankingOfficialIn | Althing ⓘ |
| inception | historic roots in medieval Althing ⓘ |
| isHeadOf | parliamentary presidium of the Althing ⓘ |
| isPartOfPoliticalSystem | political system of Iceland ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
President of the Bundestag
ⓘ
Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ
surface form:
Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form:
Speaker of the House of Representatives (United States)
|
| languageUsed | Icelandic ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Althing ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Capital Region of Iceland
ⓘ
surface form:
Capital Region (Iceland)
Iceland ⓘ |
| location |
Reykjavík, Iceland
ⓘ
surface form:
Reykjavík
|
| officeContestedIn | internal parliamentary election ⓘ |
| officeHeldByHeadOfGovernmentBody | Althing ⓘ |
| officeType |
president of parliament
ⓘ
speaker of parliament ⓘ |
| partOf | Althing ⓘ |
| presidesOver | Althing ⓘ |
| represents |
Althing
ⓘ
surface form:
legislature of Iceland
|
| residence |
Reykjavík, Iceland
ⓘ
surface form:
Reykjavík
|
| seat |
Alþingi historical site
ⓘ
surface form:
Althingi building
Parliament House (Alþingishúsið) ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election by members of the Althing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Speaker of the Althing Description of subject: The Speaker of the Althing is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of Iceland’s national parliament, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and representing the legislature.
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