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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Konrad Adenauer positionHeld President of the Parliamentary Council