President of the Parliamentary Council
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The President of the Parliamentary Council was the presiding officer of the post–World War II German body that drafted the Basic Law, laying the constitutional foundations of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political office
ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1949 ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
to announce decisions of the Parliamentary Council
ⓘ
to balance interests of different German Länder in the Basic Law ⓘ to call extraordinary sessions when necessary ⓘ to communicate Council decisions to the public ⓘ to coordinate with Allied Military Governors on constitutional issues ⓘ to coordinate with committee chairs ⓘ to coordinate with legal experts and advisors ⓘ to coordinate work on the Basic Law ⓘ to ensure accurate recording of proceedings ⓘ to ensure compliance with occupation statute constraints ⓘ to ensure democratic procedures within the Council ⓘ to ensure orderly conduct of debates ⓘ to facilitate drafting of the Basic Law ⓘ to guide constitutional deliberations ⓘ to liaise with Allied occupation authorities ⓘ to maintain order during plenary sessions ⓘ to manage internal disputes within the Council ⓘ to manage the agenda of the Parliamentary Council ⓘ to mediate between political party groups in the Council ⓘ to open and close sessions of the Parliamentary Council ⓘ to organize votes on constitutional provisions ⓘ to oversee election of vice presidents of the Council ⓘ to oversee procedural rules of the Parliamentary Council ⓘ to oversee the final text of the Basic Law ⓘ to preside over sessions of the Parliamentary Council ⓘ to promote consensus on key constitutional principles ⓘ to represent the Council in negotiations with Länder governments ⓘ to represent the Parliamentary Council externally ⓘ to safeguard the integrity of the constitution‑making process ⓘ to sign official documents of the Parliamentary Council ⓘ to submit the Basic Law to the Länder for ratification ⓘ to uphold parliamentary rules of order ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chair of the Parliamentary Council
ⓘ
leader of the Parliamentary Council ⓘ presiding officer of the Parliamentary Council ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bonn
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ West Germany ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Konrad Adenauer ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliamentary Council ⓘ |
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