President of the Senate of the Republic (Portugal)

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The President of the Senate of the Republic (Portugal) was the presiding officer of the upper house of Portugal’s bicameral legislature during the First Portuguese Republic, overseeing its debates and legislative procedures.

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instanceOf political office
presiding officer role
abolishedAsResultOf Constitution of 1933 in Portugal NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Presidente do Senado da República NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent establishment of the First Portuguese Republic in 1910
associatedWithFormOfGovernment republican form of government
category Defunct political offices in Portugal
Speakers of upper houses of national legislatures
chamber upper house of the Portuguese legislature
constitutionalStatus constitutional office
country Portugal
endTime 1933
followedBy President of the National Assembly (Portugal) NERFINISHED
function maintain order during Senate sessions
oversee legislative procedures in the Senate of the Republic
preside over debates of the Senate of the Republic
represent the Senate of the Republic institutionally
governmentBranch legislative branch of Portugal
historicalPeriod First Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Portuguese legislature NERFINISHED
languageOfName Portuguese
legalBasis Constitution of the Portuguese Republic of 1911 NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Senate of the Republic (Portugal) NERFINISHED
officeHierarchyLevel head of upper house
officeHolderSelectionMethod elected by members of the Senate of the Republic
officeScope national
officeType parliamentary speaker
partOf First Portuguese Republic political system
Parliament of the Portuguese Republic (First Republic) NERFINISHED
precededBy President of the Chamber of Peers (Portugal) NERFINISHED
relatedInstitution Chamber of Deputies of the Republic (Portugal) NERFINISHED
relatedPosition President of the Chamber of Deputies (Portugal) NERFINISHED
residenceOrSeat Lisbon NERFINISHED
responsibleFor calling and closing Senate sittings
ensuring compliance with Senate rules of procedure
putting questions to a vote in the Senate
signing acts and resolutions of the Senate
roleIn bicameral legislature of the First Portuguese Republic
seatInBuilding São Bento Palace NERFINISHED
startTime 1911
temporalContext early 20th century Portuguese politics

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Teófilo Braga positionHeld President of the Senate of the Republic (Portugal)